SOFIA

See also: Sofia, Sofía, and Sófia

English

Proper noun

SOFIA

  1. (space science, telescope, NASA) Acronym of Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. (a telescope atop a Boeing 747SP aircraft with an effective diameter of 2.5 meters at altitudes up to 13.7 kilometers)
  2. (medicine) Acronym of Surround Optical Fiber Immunoassay.
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