"geosynchronous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English synchronous English geosynchronous From geo- + synchronous. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|geo-|synchronous|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English synchronous English geosynchronous [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "clip.", "keyword_label" : "Clipping of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*gaya", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Pre-Greek", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qsb-grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "γαῖᾰ", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "clipping" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "γῆ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ο-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "γεω-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "geo-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "synchronous", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "geosynchronous", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="geosynchronous"> From geo- + synchronous. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} geosynchronous (not comparable)
  1. 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. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: geosynchronicity, geosynchronously, geosynchronous orbit Related terms: areosynchronous, geostationary, heliostationary, heliosynchronous Translations (orbit whose rate of revolution is matched with Earth): geosynkroninen (Finnish), géosynchrone (French), geosincrono (Italian), геосинхро́нный (geosinxrónnyj) (Russian), jeosenkron (Turkish)
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