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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

The implications extend well beyond the relatively small antenna used in this demonstration.

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

Its antenna arrays detect radio signals from celestial objects, allowing scientists to observe and catalog sources across the southern sky.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

A collision with a small boulder could have sent the spacecraft tumbling wildly out of control, its antenna unable to lock on the Earth, its data lost forever.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

A pair of black antennae lie in front of her.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Compared with related beetles, members of this genus have exceptionally long and slender mandibles, antennae, and maxillary palps.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

If Mengucci’s plain talk can’t be received by investors’ antennae or Bluetooth, they’d better check their connectivity.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 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 was another, and very well-functioning, kind of creature with much more prominent wings and long feathery antennae.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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

Conventional antennas may require mechanical devices to change their orientation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

Traditional antennas depend heavily on their physical dimensions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 9, 2026

The antennas blast out electromagnetic signals generated by computers connected to the poles and housed in protective cases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

He fiddles with the batteries, reconsiders the antennas, triple-checks fuses.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr


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