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areosynchronous

adj

Etymology

From areo- + synchronous; compare geosynchronous.

  1. derived from σύγχρονος
  2. borrowed from synchronus
  3. prefixed as areosynchronous — “areo + synchronous”

Definitions

  1. Having a rate of revolution that matches the rotation period of Mars, and thus remaining…

    Having a rate of revolution that matches the rotation period of Mars, and thus remaining over the same point on that planet's surface. (of the orbit of a satellite)

    • […] the ships dropped a string of comm-relay satellites in areosynchronous orbit.
    • I can’t think of her [the spaceship] as an object. Not when I’m living inside her, sailing serenely along in areosynchronous orbit.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for areosynchronous. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA