aperture synthesis

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noun

(in radio astronomy) a technique that combines the inputs of a set of radio telescopes to obtain a greater resolution of images than is possible with a single member of the set.

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Origin of aperture synthesis

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby aperture synthesis

apertometer, Apert's syndrome, aperture, aperture card, aperture-priority, aperture synthesis, apery, apeshit, apetalous, apex, apex beat

How to use aperture synthesis in a sentence

Its 8-megapixel camera, inclusive of true-tone and dual-LED f/2.2 aperture flashes, features optical image stabilization.
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Palmer's inability to reach a synthesis in almost any area of his life is what makes him exasperating.
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“Administration officials favorite phrase these days is that, ‘you have to widen the aperture,’” says Bockenfeld.
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If the cover of Black Aperture made a more daring use of black it would have earned my respect.
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I may get the whole synthesis of something, or most of it, an initial impact.
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In the aperture of the window, amid piles of paper, stood a rickety old table, covered with dust.
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But where there is no existing relation between the words or ideas, it is a case for Synthesis, to be taught hereafter.
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Hilda suggested that the ticket-clerk should be interrogated, but the aperture of communication with him was shut.
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In such cases, Synthesis, which is taught hereafter, develops an indirect relation.
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The light which discovered its dismal bounds to his solitary eyes, came from a small grated aperture in the vaulted roof.
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British Dictionary definitions for aperture synthesis

aperture synthesis

noun

an array of radio telescopes used in radio astronomy to simulate a single large-aperture telescope. Some such instruments use movable dishes while others use fixed dishes

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