antenna

Εννοια

1. An appendage used for sensing on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
2. An apparatus to receive or transmit electromagnetic waves and convert respectively to or from an electrical signal.
3. The faculty of intuitive astuteness.
4. A fragment of an oligosaccharide
5. The spar to which a lateen sail is attached, which is then hoisted up the mast.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ænˈtɛn.ə/

Ετυμολογία

From Latin antenna, antemna (“yard, sailyard; pole”). First used in this sense as a Latin word in the 15th century and as an English word by the end of the 17th century.

Προτάσεις

The large antenna had failed to open fully after receiving commands from inside Mir .

Η μεγάλη κεραία απέτυχε να ανοίξει πλήρως αφού έλαβε εντολές από το εσωτερικό του Mir.

The latter antenna delivers good skywave suppression .

Η τελευταία κεραία προσφέρει καλή καταστολή του ουρανού.