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MERLIN comparison table

Subject	has reference	is a kind of	is an instance of	has image	has definition
radio interferometer	astroweb	array telescope			Type of radio telescope that relies on the use of two or more aerials at a distance from each other to provide a combination of signals from one source which can be analyzed by computer. Such an analysis results in a resolution that is considerably better than that of a parabolic dish aerial by itself because of the greater effective diameter.
MERLIN	MERLIN/VLBI National Facility		radio interferometer

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