radio telescope

Noun

Meaning

astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

radio reflector observatory planetarium device housing receiver cabinet console telescope chassis reflector spectroscope radio wireless spectrograph
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Hypernyms

astronomical telescope

Hyponyms

radio interferometer

Examples

He built the first parabolic "dish" radio telescope, a convert in diameter) in his back yard in Wheaton, Illinois in 1937. Source: Internet

The first purpose-built radio telescope was a 9-meter parabolic dish constructed by radio amateur Grote Reber in his back yard in Wheaton, Illinois in 1937. Source: Internet

Entire works may be based on radio telescope recordings, the babbling of newborn babies, or sounds recorded through contact microphones on telegraph wires. Source: Internet

In 1999, the astrophysicists encoded a message in Lincos and used the Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope in Ukraine to beam it towards close stars. Source: Internet

On March 23, 1999, the 26-meter radio telescope on which Sentinel, META and BETA were based was blown over by strong winds and seriously damaged. citation This forced the BETA project to cease operation. Source: Internet

Project Argus instruments typically exhibit sensitivity on the order of 10 −23 Watts/square metre, or roughly equivalent to that achieved by the Ohio State University Big Ear radio telescope in 1977, when it detected the landmark "Wow!" candidate signal. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

radio telegraphy radio telemetry radio telephony radio telescope array radio telescopes radio theater