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radio telescope

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Related topics: Astronomy
ˌradio ˈtelescope noun [countable]  HATCa piece of equipment that collects radio waves from space and is used to find stars and other objects in space 射电望远镜
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radio telescopeIn astronomy the transmitter is usually a radio telescope, and it usually acts also as the detector.Perversely, doing this will require the biggest and best of radio telescope arrays.
ˌradio ˈtelescope nounChineseSyllable
equipment Corpus space from a and waves radio of collects that piece


radio telescope
ˌradio ˈtelescope noun [countable]
a piece of equipment that collects radio waves from space and is used to find stars and other objects in space


radio telescopeBrE /ˌreɪdiəʊ ˈtelɪskəʊp/ 🔊NAmE /ˌreɪdioʊ ˈtelɪskoʊp/ 🔊 nouna piece of equipment that receives radio waves from space and is used for finding stars and the position of spacecraft, etc. 射电望远镜