The words antenna (plural: antennas in US English, although both "antennas" and "antennae" are used in International English) and <answer>aerial</answer> are used interchangeably. Occasionally the term "<answer>aerial</answer>" is used to mean a wire antenna. However, note the important international technical journal, the IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation. In the United Kingdom and other areas where British English is used, the term <answer>aerial</answer> is sometimes used although 'antenna' has been universal in professional use for many years.
What is an acceptable synonym for antenna?
aerial