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QSO en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism) Initialism of quasi-stellar object (“a quasar”).
  2. (dated) A radio-quiet quasar.

Forms

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QSOs Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

SSO · RLQ · PSO · RQQ · RIQ · YSO

Source: en.wiktionary, “QSO” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

QSO en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive, slang) To communicate (with) by means of amateur radio.
    • The basic award is issued when 500 countries have been successfully QSOed on the three bands. 1993, CQ: The Radio Amateurs' Journal, volume 49, numbers 7-12, page 66:

Forms

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QSOs Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
QSOing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
QSOed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
QSOed Tense=Past lexicographic