SETI
1.
search for extraterrestrial intelligence.
1.
a combining form meaning “bristle”; used in the formation of compound words:
setiform.
noun acronym
1.
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence; the attempt to detect signals, esp radiowaves or light, from an intelligent extraterrestrial source
SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) [(set-ee)]
A program devoted to the search for signals from other parts of the galaxy that would indicate the presence of advanced technological civilizations. Over the years, it has sometimes been funded by NASA, sometimes by private organizations.
Note: SETI involves scanning radio waves for signals, but it has found none to date.
SETI
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
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adjective 1. having setae or bristles. adjective 1. (biology) bearing bristles
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adjective 1. bristle-shaped; setaceous. adjective 1. (biology) shaped like a seta
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adjective 1. having setae or bristles.
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adjective 1. made separately and placed within another unit.
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Start something moving, give impetus to something, as in A press conference set the new project in motion. It is also put asset the wheels in motion, as in Let’s set the wheels in motion for the new library wing. This idiom dates from about 1800. It was preceded by put in motion, which dates […]