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antenna

[an-ten-uh] / ænˈtɛn ə /
NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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Even without a completed antenna, the team believes it has collected enough evidence to establish that the approach is technically feasible.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Most recently, in March, her BMW was stolen from outside her home using an antenna to amplify the signal from the key fob inside her house.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Because the antenna is created by a laser rather than built from a fixed metal structure, its dimensions can be adjusted by changing the laser's settings.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

Their solution was a specially designed contactless antenna feed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

Boots pointed out a bent antenna on one of the roaches.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins

The study examines how a particular signaling pathway within the cells' antennae, known as the primary cilium, affects heart development during embryonic development.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

Using satellite images, shore-based antennae, data and other sources, Kpler aims to reconstruct the trajectory of a vessel that has "gone dark," he added.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

"There's around 10,000 satellites orbiting right now. The plan is to go to about 40-50,000 satellites in just some years," explains Abrahamsson, as he stands overlooking several large antennae.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026

This girl boss couldn’t feel less human if antennae sprouted from her eyebrows.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

They looked so sad, all huddled on top of one another, antennae twitching, claws rubber-banded together.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia

By installing antennas and other equipment at hundreds of sites, the military has been able to disrupt the radio links Russian soldiers use to control Shahed drones.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026

Future robotic construction systems could help scientists build gigantic space telescopes that collect more light, radio antennas capable of supporting advanced communications, and enormous solar arrays designed to capture sunlight in orbit.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Additional research will be needed to determine how effectively laser-generated plasma antennas could operate under real space conditions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

At one research lab, an officer spread out circuit boards and antennas on a table, noting that the latest models were from China.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

“Sorry? You ain’t sorry. Why say you sorry if you ain’t sorry? And where’d you get to be an authority on antennas? They teach you that in the Academy?”

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover


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