very long baseline interferometry

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very long baseline interferometry [¦ver·ē ¦loŋ ¦bās·līn ‚in·tər·fə′räm·ə·trē]

(electronics)

A method of improving angular resolution in the observation of radio sources; these are simultaneously observed by two radio telescopes which are very far apart, and the signals are recorded on magnetic tapes which are combined electronically or on a computer. Abbreviated VLBI.

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