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Radio telescope Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -scope

Radio telescope has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

A device for observing astronomical sources of radio waves, normally having one or more large parabolic dishes.

See Also
wave observing radio interferometer optical telescope radio telescopes parabolic very long baseline interferometry dish
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
astronomical telescope
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
radio interferometer
Rhyming Words
ope tope mope dope sope rope nope zope hope bope lope cope pope elope glope peope stope chope grope crope
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