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radiospectrograph

US/ˌreɪdioʊˈspɛktrəɡræf/

radiospectrograph noun: an instrument that records the intensity of radio frequency emissions across a range of frequencies over time, producing a visual representation known as a radio spectrogram.

Noun

radiospectrograph (plural radiospectrographs)

  1. An instrument that records the intensity of radio frequency emissions across a range of frequencies over time, producing a visual representation known as a radio spectrogram.
    • The Culgoora radiospectrograph picks up signals from the sun by broadband antennas and receivers which are swept over the whole band rapidly so that they record the signals received at all frequencies within half a second.1984 January to March, ONR FAR EAST SCIENTIFIC BULLETIN, volume 9, number 1, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH, FAR EAST, page 90
    • Therefore, the Radio JOVE 2.0 radio astronomy telescope is technically a radio spectrograph instrument, an instrument that can receive radio signals over a wide range of the radio spectrum.2023, Radio JOVE 2.0 Radio Astronomy Telescope Kit using an SDRplay* RSP1A Setup and Operation Manual, Version 2.1, page 3

Forms of radiospectrograph

pluralradiospectrographs
alternative formradio-spectrograph

Origin of radiospectrograph

From radio + spectrograph.

Questions about radiospectrograph

What does radiospectrograph mean?
Radiospectrograph means an instrument that records the intensity of radio frequency emissions across a range of frequencies over time, producing a visual representation known as a radio spectrogram.
What part of speech is radiospectrograph?
Radiospectrograph is a noun.
How do you pronounce radiospectrograph?
Radiospectrograph is pronounced /ˌreɪdioʊˈspɛktrəɡræf/ (US).
What is the plural of radiospectrograph?
The plural of radiospectrograph is radiospectrographs.

Words near radiospectrograph in the dictionary

  1. radiosonic
  2. radiosonobuoy
  3. radiosonobuoys
  4. radiosounding
  5. radiosoundings
  6. radiospectrograph
  7. radiospectrographs
  8. radiospectrometer
  9. radiospectrometers
  10. radiospectrometric
  11. radiospectrometry

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