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noun Astronomy.
a cosmic object or phenomenon, as a galaxy, pulsar, quasar, or the remnant of a supernova or of a galactic collision, that emits radio waves.
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Origin of radio source
First recorded in 1945–50
Words nearby radio source
radiosensitizer, radio shack, radio silence, radiosodium, radiosonde, radio source, radio spectrum, radio star, radio station, radiostrontium, radiosymmetrical
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How to use radio source in a sentence
Eventually, the astronomers hope to use the newly constructed array of 36 dishes, each standing three stories tall and spanning nearly 40 feet across, to scour a quarter of the Australian sky for radio sources that change monthly.
Astronomers discover disappearing radio source in the Milky Way’s center|Charlie Wood|October 13, 2021|Popular-ScienceWe’re really bridging that gap between extragalactic radio sources, and sources within our galaxy.
Astronomers have traced mysterious radio waves to a source in our own galaxy|Charlie Wood|November 4, 2020|Popular-Science
British Dictionary definitions for radio source
radio source
noun
a celestial object, such as a supernova remnant or quasar, that is a source of radio waves
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