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

An international team of astronomers first identified the radio jet while using the Low Frequency Array, or LOFAR, Telescope, a network of radio telescopes throughout Europe. —Ashley Strickland, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025

These imperfections are a result of the limitations of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a planet-wide network of radio telescopes that acts like a single planet-wide observatory thanks to a technique known as very long baseline interferometry. —Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025

Only radio telescopes can locate GRGs, which glow at radio frequencies. —Jamie Carter, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025

The quiet zone is needed to help radio telescopes detect the faintest signals from deep space. —Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

radio telescope

noun

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