radio telescope
n.
A device used in radio astronomy for detecting and recording radio waves coming from stars and other celestial objects, usually consisting of a radio receiver with an antenna fixed on a wide bowl-shaped reflector that collects the waves.
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radio telescope
n
(Astronomy) 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
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ra′dio tel′escope
n.
a parabolic or dipolar antenna used to detect radio waves emitted by stars, galaxies, and other sources in space.
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| Noun | 1. |  radio telescope - astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio-frequency range from extraterrestrial sourcesastronomical telescope - any telescope designed to collect and record electromagnetic radiation from cosmic sources dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer, dish - directional antenna consisting of a parabolic reflector for microwave or radio frequency radiation radio interferometer - radio telescope that uses interference patterns from two antennas instead of a parabolic antenna |
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radio telescope
n → radiotelescopioCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995