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radio telescope

ra·di·o tel·e·scope
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rey-dee-oh tel-uh-skohp]
    • /ˈreɪ diˌoʊ ˈtɛl əˌskoʊp/
    • /ˈreɪdiəʊ ˈtel.ɪ.skəʊp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rey-dee-oh tel-uh-skohp]
    • /ˈreɪ diˌoʊ ˈtɛl əˌskoʊp/

Definitions of radio telescope words

  • noun radio telescope a system consisting of an antenna, either parabolic or dipolar, used to gather radio waves emitted by celestial sources and bring them to a receiver placed in the focus. 1
  • noun radio telescope dish-shaped antenna 1
  • countable noun radio telescope A radio telescope is an instrument that receives radio waves from space and finds the position of stars and other objects in space. 0
  • noun radio telescope an instrument consisting of an antenna or system of antennas connected to one or more radio receivers, used in radio astronomy to detect and analyse radio waves from space 0
  • noun radio telescope a radio antenna or an array of antennas with the component parts, designed to receive, collect, and measure radio waves from celestial sources or spacecraft 0

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Origin of radio telescope

First appearance:

before 1925
One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30

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Parts of speech for Radio telescope

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

radio telescope popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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