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antenna

[an-ten-uh] / ænˈtɛn ə /
NOUN
appendages for sensing, usually on insects or electronics
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Over the next several days, Roman's high-gain antenna and visor-like deployable aperture cover will also deploy.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

Over the next three months, Roman will deploy its antenna, adjust its course, and power on its two instruments: JPL’s planet hunter and a night-sky surveyor called the Wide Field Instrument.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 30, 2026

He parked a gray van loaded with electronics nearby, pointed an antenna at the hotel and listened in.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 25, 2026

Daryanani sees opportunity for Amphenol to benefit even beyond AI, as the company, which also makes interconnect systems and antenna solutions, serves the defense and industrial markets.

From MarketWatch Aug. 21, 2026

At first they thought that pigeons defecating in their antenna were to blame, but after chasing away the birds and cleaning out the droppings, the hiss remained.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Compared with related beetles, members of this genus have exceptionally long and slender mandibles, antennae, and maxillary palps.

From Science Daily Aug. 4, 2026

Using satellite images, shore-based antennae, data and other sources, Kpler aims to reconstruct the trajectory of a vessel that has "gone dark," he added.

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

This girl boss couldn’t feel less human if antennae sprouted from her eyebrows.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 22, 2026

Today, there’s a Christmas tree fashioned out of communication antennae on her bow.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2025

Connor Stoll had two arrows sticking out of his helmet like antennae.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

Some coral species with fast-growing branches are planted onto "coral trees" that look like old television antennas and are suspended in the water column, with floats to keep them upright.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

JPL also manages the Deep Space Network — the global array of massive antennas that will transmit commands to the copter and receive data from Titan.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

Federal aviation officials are planning to move air-traffic control antennas and implement new procedures to avoid a repeat of last week’s safety incident with Marine One near a busy Washington, D.C., airport.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Neighboring antennas can couple with one another, scrambling the light they produce.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

They clustered around Boots eagerly, waving their antennas in the air and shuddering in delight.

From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins




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