SOFIA

See also: sofia, Sofia, Sofía, Sófia, Sófía, and -sofia

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.