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 The access arrives following a three-year effort between SpaceX and US scientists to prevent Starlink from disrupting local radio telescopes, which is why the quiet zone exists. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024 In the new study, Oei and his team members turned to a European network of radio telescopes called the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR), searching its images of the sky for radio light with a wavelength of approximately two meters. Saima S. Iqbal, Scientific American, 23 Oct. 2024 However, bigger and better radio telescope arrays will soon be available. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Old-school radios convert currents into sound, but radio telescopes record the current to construct a picture of deep space. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 24 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 5 Nov. 2024.

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radio telescope

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

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