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antenna
/ænˈtɛn.ə/ noun
Latin root: antenna First recorded: 15th century Wiktionary
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- An appendage used for sensing on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
- The faculty of intuitive astuteness.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin antenna, antemna (“yard, sailyard; pole”). First used in this sense as a Latin word in the 15th century and as an English word by the end of the 17th century.
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