antenna, aerial, Antenna Shop

aerial (RADIO)  天線
noun [C] (US ALSO antenna)1902
a structure made of metal rods or wires which receives or sends out radio or television signals


antenna (SKILL)
noun [C usually plural] plural antennae or antennas
the natural ability to notice things and understand their importance:
Her finely-tuned political antennae helped her to sense problems that less-experienced politicians might not detect.

antenna 

Pronunciation: /anˈtɛnə/ 

NOUN (plural antennae /anˈtɛniː/)

1Zoology Either of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and some other arthropods:bugs use their antennae to detect blood heat

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1.1(antennae) The faculty of instinctively detecting and interpreting subtle signs:he has the political antennae of a party whip

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2(plural also antennas) chiefly North American or technical another term for aerial.a TV antenna

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antennal
ADJECTIVE

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antennary
ADJECTIVE

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin, alteration of antemna 'yard' (of a ship), used in the plural to translate Greek keraioi 'horns (of insects)', used by Aristotle.

道産品、台湾に試販店 台中市の百貨店に来月 中小企業後押し 北海道新聞 札幌と台湾でそば店などを展開するスリーサークル（札幌）は９月、台湾・台中市の百貨店に道産品の試験販売ができるアンテナショップを開く。単独では海外市場 ...

アンテナショップ - Wikipedia

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/アンテナショップ

アンテナショップ（Antenna shop）とは企業や自治体などが自社（当該地方）の製品の紹介や消費者の反応を見ることを目的として開設する店舗のこと。 目次. [非表示]. 1 企業のアンテナショップ; 2 自治体のアンテナショップ. 2.1 東京都内にある、各自治体の主 ...

Antenna Shop

Antenna shop is slang for a shop that displays prototype products in order to test consumer reaction.