"TESS" meaning in English

See TESS in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} TESS
  1. Initialism of Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, a planned space telescope for NASA's Explorers program. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (extra: a planned space telescope for NASA's Explorers program) Derived forms (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite): TOI
    Sense id: en-TESS-en-name-puXixKCl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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