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

This powerful radio telescope is expected to find tens of thousands of FRBs, a major boon for cosmology. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026

When mapping molecular clouds, bigger radio telescopes yield higher spatial resolution. — Olivia Harper Wilkins, The Conversation, 14 Aug. 2026

Visible only through radio telescopes, these enormous circular structures can span hundreds of thousands to more than a million light-years across. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026

James Provost Experiments aiming my horn antenna at an Inmarsat geostationary satellite revealed that the angular resolution of my little radio telescope is about 20 degrees. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

radio telescope

noun

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