radio telescope

noun

: a radio receiver-antenna combination used for observation in radio astronomy

Examples of radio telescope in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Researchers first discovered Porphyrion using the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) radio telescope, which uses antennas across Europe. Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024 But one of the few places rich in helium-3 on the Moon is found in one of the most likely places to put a far-side, Dark Ages radio telescope. Martin Elvis, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2024 Using an array of radio telescopes called the European Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) Network, a team determined the position of a repeating burst designated FRB 20200120E with extreme precision. Adam Mann, Scientific American, 22 Nov. 2021 But that number has now swelled to over 10,000 after a survey using the LOFAR radio telescope. New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for radio telescope 

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Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of radio telescope was in 1947

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“Radio telescope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio%20telescope. Accessed 28 Sep. 2024.

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radio telescope

noun
: a radio receiver-antenna combination used for observation in radio astronomy

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