🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

antena

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɐ̃ˈtenɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Antenna/ænˈtɛnə/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A antena é essencial para a recepção de sinais."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A device used to transmit or receive radio waves.

    "The satellite dish acts as an antenna, capturing signals from space."
  2. 2

    A sensory appendage found in many animals, particularly insects, used for sensing the environment.

    "The butterfly's antennae are sensitive to changes in air currents."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'antenna' originates from the Latin 'antenna', meaning 'sail yard' or 'sail', which was later adapted in the 19th century to refer to the metal rods used in radio technology, reflecting the evolution of its meaning from a physical object to a component of communication technology.

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