| 释义 |
comsat|ˈkɒmsæt|
[f. communication + satellite.]
A communication satellite. Also (with capital initial), the name of a business corporation operating such satellites.
1962Flight Internat. LXXXII. 464/2 A martyr to the comsat cause. 1964Economist 27 June 1454/1 Comsat—the company created by the American Congress to launch and operate commercial satellites but owned partly by industry, partly by ordinary shareholders. 1965Ibid. 27 Mar. 1380/1 Comsat sells its telephone and telex channels at the wholesale, not the retail, level. 1966New Statesman 11 Feb. 185/2 Their proven experience in building comsats, launchers and ground stations. |