antenna

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

an·tenna [antenna antennas] BrE [ænˈtenə] NAmE [ænˈtenə] noun
1. (pl. an·ten·naeBrE [ænˈteniː] ; NAmE [ænˈteniː] )either of the two long thin parts on the heads of some insects and some animals that live in shells, used to feel and touch things with
Syn: ↑feeler: (figurative)The minister was praised for his acute political antennae (= ability to understand complicated political situations).
2. (pl. an·ten·nasor an·ten·nae)(especially NAmE) (BrE also aer·ial)a piece of equipment made of wire or long straight pieces of metal for receiving or sending radio and television signals
•radio antennas
See also: ↑aerial

Word Origin:
mid 17th cent.: from Latin, alteration of antemna ‘yard’ (of a ship), used in the plural to translate Greek keraioi ‘horns (of insects)’, used by Aristotle.

Example Bank:
•They installed a dish antenna on the roof.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  feeler, aerial, transmitting aerial