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 transmitter is not a dish, like a radio telescope in reverse. IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024 Astronomers could, in just the next few years, start to solve the problem in a remarkable way: Putting radio telescopes on the far side of the moon, where the moon’s mass would block out all that electronic noise. IEEE Spectrum, 8 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for radio telescope 

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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 29 May. 2024.

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radio telescope

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

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