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geosynchronous

adj

Etymology

From geo- + synchronous.

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

Definitions

  1. Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation…

    Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation period of the Earth. A special case is the geostationary orbit, which is circular and equatorial, so that the satellite appears to be fixed over a particular point on Earth's surface.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for geosynchronous. 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