radio telescope

noun

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

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However, recent radio telescope observations have revealed that a subset of these black holes re-ignite years after the initial event. Thomas Westerholm, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 Of the 69 FRBs used by the team, 39 were discovered by a network of 110 radio telescopes located at Caltech's Owen Valley Radio Observatory (OVRO) called the Deep Synoptic Array (DSA). Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 June 2025 In concert with further progress from Webb, the Square Kilometer Array (a massive international radio telescope project) nearing completion in Western Australia has the potential to see this clinching signal, says Ellis. Bruce Dorminey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 The study team used the Deep Synoptic Array, a network of 110 radio telescopes, to find and identify 39 of the fast radio bursts in the study. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 June 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 7 Jul. 2025.

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radio telescope

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

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