antenna
96
3.7
- noun
- /ænˈtɛnə/
- US
:
antena
- To get better reception, I need to install a new antenna on the roof.
- radio antenna
- receiving antenna
- dish antenna
Or is it the reach case, the antenna and signal extender?
- Or is it the reach case, the antenna and signal extender?
- Try and pull up a microwave horn antenna on the Internet.
- Second round had taken the antenna off his electrical equipment.
- It was called the Holmdel Horan Antenna, and it was located in New Jersey.
- So there's the two antenna that connect to a wireless card.
- And so, but that can also be picked up by antennas.
Examples
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The designers thought that an oval shape would improve the antenna diffraction pattern, but they were mistaken.
Academic text (1996) -
Until Nossi got his television antenna, I had always considered that a nice setup.
Fiction book (1995) -
I must have a broken antenna or something.
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Should be the best antenna to pick up that frequency.
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So the the antenna here goes through here into this chip.
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So this wire needs to go between the antenna here and this one here.
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You know, you really should get yourself an outdoor antenna.
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It's being captured by the antenna in the cell phone with a dipole moment.
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So there's the two antenna that connect to a wireless card.
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Steven puts a few feet of tin foil on his antenna to help the reception.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
110
6.6
A curved antenna that receives signals from satellites
10
5.1
A metal rod or wire that sends and gets radio and TV signals
3
3.2
A device that receives television signals, often placed on a roof
3
3.2
A metal device on a roof or car that catches radio signals
2
5.6
Two metal rods on a TV that you move to get a clear picture
1
5.8
A device that sends or receives radio waves mostly in one direction
1
3.2
A metal device on a roof or wall that receives TV signals
1
8.1
Two straight metal rods joined at the center to form a radio antenna for sending and receiving signals
An antenna with two metal rods placed in a straight line with a connection in the middle
An antenna that sends radio or TV signals
A curved metal dish that sends and receives signals from satellites
A long thin metal rod that picks up radio signals for a car or home radio
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.1
A curved metal dish that directs radio or satellite signals to a single point
- Specialized
1
5.8
A device that sends or receives radio waves mostly in one direction
- Specialized
An antenna with two metal rods placed in a straight line with a connection in the middle
- Specialized
An antenna that sends and receives radio signals equally in all directions
- Specialized
A device that sends and receives radio signals equally in all directions
How Effective
- Specialized
1
4.1
- Specialized
- US
96
3.7
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Etymology
Antenna comes from the Latin word antenna, which meant a 'long pole' on a ship. So an antenna is like a pole that reaches out to 'catch' radio or TV signals.