"QSO" meaning in English

See QSO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: QSOs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} QSO (plural QSOs)
  1. Initialism of quasi-stellar object. (a quasar) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: quasi-stellar object (extra: a quasar) Categories (topical): Black holes
    Sense id: en-QSO-en-noun-vYMFT~Qr Disambiguation of Black holes: 79 1 20 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 0 28 2 2 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 0 30 3 2 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 0 30 2 1 34
  2. (dated) A radio-quiet quasar. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-QSO-en-noun-0h98OcTW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: RQQ, RIQ, RLQ, YSO, SSO, PSO

Verb

Forms: QSOs [present, singular, third-person], QSOing [participle, present], QSOed [participle, past], QSOed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} QSO (third-person singular simple present QSOs, present participle QSOing, simple past and past participle QSOed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, radio slang) To communicate (with) by means of amateur radio. Tags: intransitive, slang, transitive Categories (topical): Radio
    Sense id: en-QSO-en-verb-75gDgg4g Disambiguation of Radio: 21 6 73 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 0 28 2 2 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 30 0 30 3 2 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 0 30 2 1 34 Topics: broadcasting, media, radio

Inflected forms

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        "(dated) A radio-quiet quasar."
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