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antennas
We have found lemma(root) word of antennas : antenna.
Definitions
[anˈtɛnə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- either of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and some other arthropods
(e.g: bugs use their antennae to detect blood heat)
- a rod, wire, or other device used to transmit or receive radio or television signals; an aerial
(e.g: antennas around the top of the ship pick up the radar signals)
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Origin
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mid 17th century: from Latin, alteration of antemna ‘yard’ (of a ship), used in the plural to translate Greek keraioi ‘horns (of insects)’, used by Aristotle
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