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RADIO TELESCOPE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

radio reflector; radio telescope

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("radio telescope" is a kind of...):

astronomical telescope (any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources)

Meronyms (parts of "radio telescope"):

dish; dish aerial; dish antenna; saucer (directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "radio telescope"):

radio interferometer (radio telescope that uses interference patterns from two antennas instead of a parabolic antenna)

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