noun
antenna
A device for sending or receiving radio signals.
The radio's extended antenna receives the signal.
Etymology
The Latin word named a spar supporting a sail and later an animal’s projecting feeler. The radio device likewise uses a projecting structure to receive or transmit signals.
In context
i'll take a key fob for a car and put it into a device and i want to pick up the signal on the antenna
More examples
- They installed two antennas on the roof.
- A bent antenna weakened reception.
- The transmitter used a large antenna.
Forms
antenna · antennas
Similar words
- aerial
- Another name for a radio antenna.
- receiver
- The broader device that processes incoming signals.