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Very Large Array

–noun Astronomy.
a set of 27 radio telescopes arranged in a Y-shaped pattern, each arm of which is approximately 13 mi. (21 km) long, and located near Socorro, N.M.; computer-processed data from the set provide high-resolution images of distant astronomical objects. Abbreviation: VLA
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Ver·y Large Array   (věr'ē)   
n.   Abbr. VLA
A Y-shaped pattern of radio telescopes in New Mexico with a radius of 21 kilometers (13 miles).
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