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jansky

[jan-skee]
noun, plural jan·skies.
  1. a unit of flux density for electromagnetic radiation, used chiefly in radio astronomy. Abbreviation: Jy
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Origin of jansky

after K. Jansky

Jansky

[jan-skee]
noun
  1. Karl Guthe,1905–50, U.S. engineer: pioneer in radio astronomy.
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  • Later observers, for example Jansky and Moss, established four groups.

    The Organism as a Whole

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British Dictionary definitions for jansky

jansky

noun plural -skys
  1. a unit of flux density equal to 10 –26 W m –2 Hz –1, used predominantly in radio and infrared astronomySymbol: Jy
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Word Origin

C20: named after K. G. Jansky

Jansky

noun
  1. Karl Guthe 1905–50, US electrical engineer. He discovered a source of radio waves outside the solar system (1932) and pioneered radio astronomy
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