antenna (n.)

  1. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

    [ Syn: aerial , transmitting aerial ]

  2. sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; he had a special antenna for public relations

    [ Syn: feeler ]

  3. one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste

    [ Syn: feeler ]

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