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What is an antenna?

What is an antenna? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. For multiple feelers the Anglicised plural, antennas, is used only rarely in scholarly works in the life sciences. In other subjects and in less formal settings, antennas is found with increased frequency.
  2. For multiple aerials both plural forms are acceptable in scholarly works. The Latinate plural, antennae, is rarer in less formal settings.
  3. Some make a distinction between an antenna and an aerial, with the former used to indicate a rigid structure for radio reception or transmission, and the latter consisting of a wire strung in the air. For those who do not make a distinction, antenna is more commonly used in the United States and aerial is more commonly used in the United Kingdom.
  4. For the faculty of intuitive astuteness, the Latinate plural is used most frequently but both forms are found.
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The passive antenna elements are coupled to selectable impedance components.
If you're looking for a hypothesis, it may be interesting to document how different antenna lengths impact radio reception.
The system propagates an acoustic energy beam, which the antenna array directs against one of the buildings.
In addition to the temporary antenna towers, Quonset huts and short-term wooden structures were built to house the equipment and radar operators.
The shape, size, and configuration of the transmitting antenna defines the wave frequency and the shape of the transmitted wave.
The lack of protection means that e-mails and sensitive computer files can be accessed by hackers using little more than a laptop and an antenna.

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