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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesantena
Pronunciation / Transliteration: anˈtena
"La antena está instalada en el tejado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A device used to transmit or receive radio waves.
"The satellite dish acts as an antenna, capturing signals from space." - 2
A sensory appendage found in many animals, particularly insects, used for sensing the environment.
"The butterfly's antennae are sensitive to changes in air currents."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin antenna or antemna, originally referring to a sail yard on a ship. In the mid-19th century, with the advent of electromagnetism and radio technology, the term was adopted by physicists like Heinrich Hertz to describe metallic rods or wires used for radiating or receiving radio waves.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Antenna" is said worldwide
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antenne
Transliteration: ɑ̃.tɛn
"L'antenne capte les signaux de télévision."
Antenne
Transliteration: anˈtɛnə
"Die Antenne empfängt Radiosignale."
antenna
Transliteration: anˈtɛn.na
"L'antenna è fondamentale per la ricezione del segnale."
antena
Transliteration: anˈtena
"La antena está instalada en el tejado."
antena
Transliteration: ɐ̃ˈtenɐ
"A antena é essencial para a recepção de sinais."
एंटीना
Transliteration: eṇṭīnā
"एंटीना सिग्नल प्राप्त करने के लिए आवश्यक है।"
天线
Transliteration: tiānxiàn
"天线用于接收无线信号。"
안테나
Transliteration: antena
"안테나는 신호를 수신하는 데 사용됩니다."
アンテナ
Transliteration: antenna
"アンテナは信号を受信するために必要です。"
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