transmitting aerial vs antenna

transmitting aerial and antenna both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transmitting aerial	Yes	No	No	No
antenna	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, transmitting aerial and antenna are synonyms defined as:

transmitting aerial and antenna: an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

Other synonyms of transmitting aerial include aerial.

transmitting aerial (noun)	antenna (noun)
an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals	one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste
	an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
	sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ