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 His old college roommate Timo lost his job at the observatory in Puerto Rico when the big radio telescope, weak from age and neglect, fell apart. Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024 Rodríguez agrees that more radio telescopes should tune in to Orion’s station. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024 But one of the few places rich in helium-3 on the Moon is found in one of the most likely places to put a far-side, Dark Ages radio telescope. Martin Elvis, The Conversation, 30 May 2024 The transmitter is not a dish, like a radio telescope in reverse. IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 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 26 Jul. 2024.

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radio telescope

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

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