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CETI

CETI

9.9
A study of communicating with intelligent life from other planets
  • noun
  • /ˈsiːˌtiːˈaɪ/
  • Specialized
: CETI
  • CETI refers to scientific projects dedicated to contacting intelligent extraterrestrial beings.

Examples

  • In fact, when the field first began, it was actually called CETI and that C stood for communication.

  • Many scientists are involved in CETI, aiming to explore ways to communicate with extraterrestrial life.

  • In fact, when the field first began, it was actually called CETI and that C stood for communication.

  • The organization focuses on CETI, which involves sending messages into space to reach aliens.

Surface Forms

CETI singular
CETIs plural

Etymology

CETI comes from the phrase Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence, which you can think of as 'talking with aliens'. It is like the 'message' partner to SETI, the effort to look for alien signals, so CETI now means projects that try to send or study messages to other intelligent life.