antenna

antenna is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids. Face value is 7 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 7 · Words With Friends 10 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A movable, articulated organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.
2. noun. one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste

   Synonyms: feeler

3. noun. an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

   Synonyms: aerial

4. noun. sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ

   "he had a special antenna for public relations"

   Synonyms: feeler

Synonyms

feeler, aerial

Common word forms

antennas

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