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jansky in British English
noun: a unit of flux density equal to 10–26 W m–2 Hz–1, used predominantly in radio and infrared astronomy
noun: a unit of flux density for electromagnetic radiation, used chiefly in radio astronomy
noun: Karl Guthe 1905–50, US electrical engineer. He discovered a source of radio waves outside the solar system (1932) and pioneered radio astronomy

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