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antenna

[an-ten-uh] / ænˈtɛn ə /
NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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As the hulking antenna swivels into action, screens inside the control room light up with the names of objects the radar system detects: stars, satellites and abandoned rocket bodies.

From Barron's Aug. 7, 2026

Each antenna contains tiny, regularly spaced variations along its length.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

At that time, she was living in Kyongsong, a coastal county in the North, where families could pick up TV signals across the water with an antenna.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

By producing clearer images more quickly, the new antenna could shorten scan times while giving physicians greater confidence in their diagnoses.

From Science Daily Jul. 10, 2026

After the cleaning, I plug the TV in and set up the antenna.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

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

Today, there’s a Christmas tree fashioned out of communication antennae on her bow.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

The conversations I hear in boardrooms around a focus on Africa, for me, they get my antennae raised.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 18, 2025

Something kept crawling over her body, flickering its antennae as it puzzled over the addition to its home.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Federal aviation officials are planning to move air-traffic control antennas and implement new procedures to avoid a repeat of last week’s safety incident with Marine One near a busy Washington, D.C., airport.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Global drone makers are particularly dependent on China for brushless motors, antennas, cameras and batteries.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

When these matching antennas are placed close together, they interact very strongly.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

At the heart of an OPA is a group of integrated antennas.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

As he looks across the river, he can see a church steeple, train tracks, and three antennas with blinking red lights.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario




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