radio telescope

noun

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

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Indeed, a network of small radio telescopes offers several distinct advantages compared to large professional observatories. Leonard David, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025 Pinpointing cosmic fireworks The groundbreaking detection was made possible by The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME), a massive radio telescope array in British Columbia, now equipped with a major upgrade. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025 Connecting all of these radio telescopes provides the highest resolution available in astronomy, giving us the fine details of distant cosmic jets. Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 13 Aug. 2025 Using the James Webb Space Telescope and the ALMA radio telescope array, astronomers have for the first time witnessed planets forming in a nascent solar system about 1300 light years away. Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 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 4 Sep. 2025.

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radio telescope

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

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