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Definition of Radio telescope

1. Noun. Astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources.

Definition of Radio telescope

1. Noun. (astronomy) A device for observing astronomical sources of radio waves, normally having one or more large parabolic dishes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radio Telescope

Literary usage of Radio telescope

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Read & Understand Science Grades 4-6 by Delana Heidrich, Judith Herbst, Kathleen Simpson (2007)
"To build the radio telescope, Jocelyn and the other students O connected a ... What happened when the radio telescope picked up radio signals from space? ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"The Owens Valley 130-foot radio telescope is the only proposal of which I am aware that has been funded via this route, but, in addition, plans were well ..."

3. Exploring the Moon and Mars: Choices for the Nation (1992)
"Siting a radio telescope on the lunar farside would permit the reception and discrimination of very faint radio signals in some critical radio bands. ..."

4. Priorities in Space Science Enabled by Nuclear Power And Propulsion by Ssb, ebrary, Inc (2006)
"Is a lunar-based radio telescope essential to the continued existence of radio astronomy as a science? The answer to this question is not yet clear. ..."

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