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Any astronomical object that emits radio waves.
Some quasars are bright radio sources.
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Radio source — can mean:* An astronomical radio source. * A radio transmitter. * The Radio Open Source podcast and blog.ee also* Radio noise source. * Source Radio, a radio station operating from Coventry, England … Wikipedia
radio source — n. any celestial source of radio frequency radiation, esp. a supernova, an external galaxy, or a quasar … English World dictionary
radio source — Astron. 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. [1945 50] * * * ▪ astronomy in astronomy, any of various objects in the universe that emit … Universalium
radio source — noun an object that radiates radio waves (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑radiator * * * noun : a region of the sky exclusive of the sun and members of the solar system from which microwave energy is received * * * Astron. a cosmic object or phenomenon,… … Useful english dictionary
Radio source SHGb02+14a — is a source and a candidate in the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI), discovered on March 2003 by SETI@home and announced in New Scientist on September 1, 2004. [* cite news | publisher = New Scientist | title = Mysterious signals… … Wikipedia
radio source — /ˌreɪdioʊ ˈsɔs/ (say .raydeeoh saws) noun Astronomy a powerful mass of energy, such as a quasar or supernova remnant, as a source of radio waves. Also, Obsolete, radio star …
radio source — ra′dio source n. astron. a cosmic object or phenomenon, as a galaxy, pulsar, quasar, or the remnant of a supernova, that emits radio waves … From formal English to slang
Astronomical radio source — Radio sources are objects in outer space that emit strong radio waves. Radio emission comes from hot gas, electrons spiraling in magnetic fields and specific wavelengths emitted by atoms and molecules in space.In 1932, radio astronomer Karl… … Wikipedia
quasi-stellar radio source — [kwā′sī΄stel′ər, kwā′zī΄stel′ər, kwä′sēstel′ər, kwä′zēstel′ər] n. QUASAR: also called quasi stellar object … English World dictionary
Radio galaxy — Radio galaxies and their relatives, radio loud quasars and blazars, are types of active galaxy that are very luminous at radio wavelengths (up to 1038 W between 10 MHz and 100 GHz). The radio emission is due to the synchrotron process. The… … Wikipedia
