"minisatellite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: minisatellites [plural]
Etymology: From mini- + satellite. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mini|satellite}} mini- + satellite Head templates: {{en-noun}} minisatellite (plural minisatellites)
  1. (genetics) A short series of bases that reoccurs many times in a genome Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-minisatellite-en-noun-y-iVdKGc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mini-, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 27 27 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 34 39 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 20 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 23 25 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. (space science) A small satellite Categories (topical): Space
    Sense id: en-minisatellite-en-noun-Z2GVXciy Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mini- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 34 39 28 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science
  3. (space science) an artificial satellite massing between 100 and 500 kilograms Categories (topical): Space
    Sense id: en-minisatellite-en-noun-YeWnUBWv Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mini- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mini-: 34 39 28 Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: minisat Hypernyms: satellite Related terms: minisatellite family Coordinate_terms: microsatellite, nanosatellite

Inflected forms

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