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feminine
/anˈtena/
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Translation
aerial
Word origin
From Latin antenna ('sail yard'), the spar that holds a ship's sail. Naturalists borrowed it for insect feelers, and it later named radio aerials. English 'antenna' shares the same source.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- antenna
- English cognates
- antenna
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralantenas
Examples
capta muchos .
The aerial on the roof picks up many channels.
mejorar .
They had to adjust the aerial to improve the signal.
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Ants use their antennae to communicate.
, .
The wind bent the aerial, and now there is no picture.
.
They installed a new aerial at the top of the building.
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