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Meaning of "radio telescope" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RADIO TELESCOPE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RADIO TELESCOPE

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Radio telescope is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RADIO TELESCOPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

radio telescope

Radio telescope

A radio telescope is a form of directional radio antenna used in radio astronomy. The same types of antennas are also used in tracking and collecting data from satellites and space probes. In their astronomical role they differ from optical telescopes in that they operate in the radio frequency portion of the electromagnetic spectrum where they can detect and collect data on radio sources. Radio telescopes are typically large parabolic antennas used singly or in an array. Radio observatories are preferentially located far from major centers of population to avoid electromagnetic interference from radio, TV, radar, and other EMI emitting devices. This is similar to the locating of optical telescopes to avoid light pollution, with the difference being that radio observatories are often placed in valleys to further shield them from EMI as opposed to clear air mountain tops for optical observatories.

Definition of radio telescope in the English dictionary

The definition of radio telescope in the dictionary is 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.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RADIO TELESCOPE

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radio receiver
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radio sono-buoy
radio source
radio spectrum
radio star
radio station
radio taxi
radio telephone
radio valve
radio van
radio wave
radio window

WORDS THAT END LIKE RADIO TELESCOPE

bioscope
confocal microscope
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electron microscope
endoscope
gyroscope
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Hubble space telescope
Hubble telescope
kaleidoscope
microscope
ophthalmoscope
oscilloscope
otoscope
scanning electron microscope
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stethoscope
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telescope

Synonyms and antonyms of radio telescope in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «radio telescope» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RADIO TELESCOPE

Find out the translation of radio telescope to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of radio telescope from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «radio telescope» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

射电望远镜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

radiotelescopio
570 millions of speakers

English

radio telescope
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रेडियो दूरबीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلسكوب لاسلكي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

радиотелескоп
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

radiotelescópio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেডিও টেলিস্কোপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

radiotélescope
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Teleskop radio
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Radioteleskop
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

電波望遠鏡
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전파 망원경
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teleskop radio
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

kính thiên văn radio
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரேடியோ தொலைநோக்கி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेडिओ टेलिस्कोप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Radyo teleskop
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

radiotelescopio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

radioteleskop
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

радіотелескоп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

telescop radio
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ραδιοτηλεσκόπιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

radioteleskoop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

radioteleskop
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

radioteleskop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of radio telescope

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RADIO TELESCOPE»

The term «radio telescope» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.334 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about radio telescope

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QUOTES WITH «RADIO TELESCOPE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word radio telescope.
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Garik Israelian
The one way to discover about aliens is to tune your radio telescope and listen to the signals.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RADIO TELESCOPE»

Discover the use of radio telescope in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to radio telescope and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tools of Radio Astronomy
Arecibo has the largest collecting area of any radio telescope. There is a proposal from China to build a 500m diameter version of Arecibo as a prototype for their version of the “Square Kilometer Array”, SKA. In our presentation of antenna ...
Thomas L. Wilson, Kristen Rohlfs, Susanne Hüttemeister, 2009
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The Principles of Astronomical Telescope Design
This is an important chapter concerning radio telescope design. In the first part of this chapter, all the major design issues of radio telescopes are discussed, which include the reflector surface transmission loss, the antenna tolerance theory, ...
Jingquan Cheng, 2010
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New Scientist
In turning over a page of New Scientist, you are expending more energy than has been picked up by all the radio telescopes in the world over the past 50 years! So a radio telescope needs to scoop up radio waves from as large an area as ...
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Handbook of Practical Astronomy
In the following section, we will take a closer look at how a simple radio telescope can be constructed using this approach. Then we will tackle a project at the lower end of the radio spectrum: observing the planet Jupiter using a home-made ...
Günter D. Roth, 2009
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Astronomy in Depth
The Radio Telescope 17 telescopes. These are often on the summits of high mountains, above much of the dirty and unsteady atmosphere. Typical of modern observation sites is Roque de los Muchachos, at a height of 2400 m on La Palma , ...
Gerald North, 2003
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An Introduction to Radio Astronomy
A radio telescope intercepts the radiation coming from celestial sources, usually separating it into its two polarization components. The telescope sends the energy it receives through transmission lines to a receiving system where the signals ...
Bernard F. Burke, Francis Graham-Smith, 2010
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Astronomy: The Solar System and Beyond
Limitations of a Radio Telescope A radio astronomer works under three handicaps: poor resolution, low intensity, and interference. Recall that the resolving power of an optical telescope depends on the diameter of the objective lens or mirror.
Michael Seeds, Dana Backman, 2009
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Horizons: Exploring the Universe
Although a radio telescope's dish may be tens or hundreds of meters in diameter, the receiver antenna may be as small as your hand. Like the antenna on a TV set , its only function is to absorb the radio energy collected by the dish. Because ...
Michael Seeds, Dana Backman, 2011
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Fundamental Astronomy
The importance of the field can also be seen from the fact that the Nobel prize in physics has recently been awarded twice to radio astronomers. A radio telescope collects radiation in an aperture or antenna, from which it is transformed to an ...
Hannu Karttunen, Pekka Kröger, Heikki Oja, 2007
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The Solar System
Advantages of a Radio Telescope Building large radio telescopes in isolated locations is expensive, but three factors make it all worthwhile. First, and most important, a radio telescope can reveal clouds of cool hydrogen in space.
Michael Seeds, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RADIO TELESCOPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term radio telescope is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Fast' & vast: China building world's largest 500-meter radio telescope
China is assembling what has been hailed as the world's largest radio telescope, state media reported. The 500-meter tool will boast a dish the size of 30 ... «RT, Jul 15»
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$100m project uses world's best radio telescopes to find aliens
The hunt is on. We have been scanning the skies for signs of life for decades, but the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) has never been a high priority ... «New Scientist, Jul 15»
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WA radio telescope hears ancient signal
A ground-breaking radio telescope project in remote Western Australia has ... up a wisp of cosmic radio waves coming from the galaxy PKS B1740-517 in the ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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It took scientists 17 years to figure out that a microwave oven was …
The observatory is home to the country's best-known radio telescope, which is used to measure radio signals for signs of extraterrestrial life. The interference ... «Business Insider, May 15»
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Microwave oven to blame for mystery signal that left astronomers …
radio telescope, Parkes The source of 'suspicious perytons' that caused headaches for astronomers at the Parkes radio telescope for years has finally been ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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World's largest radio telescope to have UK's Jodrell Bank as HQ
Britain has been chosen to host the permanent headquarters for the world's largest radio telescope, an observatory that aims to delve deep into the early history ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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The Roomba for Lawns Is Really Pissing Off Astronomers
The frequency band proposed for the lawnbot (6240-6740 MHz) is the very same one several enormous radio telescopes operate on. Astronomers want the ... «Wired, Apr 15»
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Strange radio telescope signals came from microwave ovens
Boffins' lunches have been fingered as the source of a long-standing mystery: the peryton, which clouded discussions of the origin of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs). «The Register, Apr 15»
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Thirty Meter Telescope to see cosmos on micro scale
Whereas the most advanced radio telescopes present a macro overview of the skies, the new TMT is all about viewing the universe at "relatively small scales," ... «CBC.ca, Apr 15»
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Parkes Observatory detects first 'live' fast radio burst
A schematic illustration of CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope receiving the polarised signal from the new 'fast radio burst.' Image credit: Swinburne Astronomy ... «Astronomy Now Online, Jan 15»

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