Arecibo message

proper noun

An interstellar radio message broadcast on November 16, 1974 into the globular cluster Messier 13, in the hope that extraterrestrial intelligence might receive and decipher it.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyAn interstellar radio message broadcast on November 16, 1974 into the globular cluster Messier 13, in the hope that extraterrestrial intelligence might receive and decipher it.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 阿雷西博信息
  • 阿雷西博信息 (Āléixībó xìnxī)message broadcast into space
Finnish Arecibo-viesti
  • Arecibo-viestimessage broadcast into space
Japanese アシレボ・メッセージ
  • アシレボ・メッセージmessage broadcast into space
Portuguese mensagem de Arecibo
  • mensagem de Arecibomessage broadcast into space
Cite this entry
APA

Arecibo message. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arecibo%20message

MLA

“Arecibo message.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arecibo%20message. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Arecibo message,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Arecibo%20message.

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