antenna

Betekenis

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.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ænˈtɛn.ə/

Etymologie

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.

Zinnen

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

De grote antenne was niet volledig geopend na het ontvangen van commando's vanuit Mir.

The latter antenna delivers good skywave suppression .

De laatste antenne levert goede Skywave -onderdrukking.