antenna

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
  2. noun sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ
  3. noun one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

aerial, transmitting aerial

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