radio interferometer

radio interferometer

n

(Astronomy) a type of radio telescope in which two or more aerials connected to the same receiver produce interference patterns that can be analysed to provide an image of the source of the radio waves

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radio interferometer - radio telescope that uses interference patterns from two antennas instead of a parabolic antenna radio reflector, radio telescope - astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sources

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