radio telescope antenna
1radio telescope — [rā΄dē ō tel′ə skōp΄] n. Astron. a radio antenna or an array of antennas with the component parts, designed to receive, collect, and measure radio waves from celestial sources or spacecraft …
2Radio telescope — A radio telescope is a form of directional radio antenna used in radio astronomy and 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… …
3radio telescope — Astron. a system consisting of an antenna, either parabolic or dipolar, used to gather radio waves emitted by celestial sources and bring them to a receiver placed in the focus. [1925 30] * * * Combination of radio receiver and antenna, used for… …
4radio telescope — noun astronomical telescope that picks up electromagnetic radiations in the radio frequency range from extraterrestrial sources (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑radio reflector • Hypernyms: ↑astronomical telescope • Hyponyms: ↑radio interferometer …
5radio telescope — noun Date: 1929 a radio receiver antenna combination used for observation in radio astronomy …
6radio telescope — ra′dio tel′escope n. astron. a parabolic or dipolar antenna used to detect radio waves emitted by stars, galaxies, and other sources in space …
7Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope — Infobox Telescope bgcolour = name = Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope caption = Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope at sunset organization = NCRA location = 10 kilometre!km east of Narayangaon, India wavelength = radio 50 to 1500 MHz built = First… …
8Telescope spatial — Télescope spatial Le télescope spatial Hubble en orbite autour de la Terre. Un télescope spatial est un télescope placé au delà de l atmosphère. Le télescope spatial présente l avantage par rapport à son homologue terrestre de ne pas être… …
9Téléscope spatial — Télescope spatial Le télescope spatial Hubble en orbite autour de la Terre. Un télescope spatial est un télescope placé au delà de l atmosphère. Le télescope spatial présente l avantage par rapport à son homologue terrestre de ne pas être… …
10Radio astronomy — is a subfield of astronomy that studies celestial objects at radio frequencies. The field originated from the discovery that many astronomical objects emit radiation in the radio wavelengths as well as optical ones. The great advances in radio… …
