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[jan-skee]
/ ˈdʒæn ski /
Jansky
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American
[jan-skee]
/ ˈdʒæn ski /
noun
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Karl Guthe, 1905–50, U.S. engineer: pioneer in radio astronomy.
Jansky
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British
/ ˈdʒænskɪ /
noun
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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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2012 Digital Edition
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jansky
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British
/ ˈdʒænskɪ /
noun
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Jy.
a unit of flux density equal to 10 –26 W m –2 Hz –1 , used predominantly in radio and infrared astronomy
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged"
2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986
© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Etymology
After K. Jansky
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