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Noun: radio astronomy  'rey-dee,ow-u'stró-nu-mee
  1. The branch of astronomy that detects and studies the radio waves emitted by celestial bodies
    "Radio astronomy has revealed pulsars and quasars that are invisible to optical telescopes"

Derived forms: radio astronomies

Type of: astronomy, uranology

Encyclopedia: Radio astronomy