| 单词 | artificial satellite |
| 释义 | > as lemmasartificial satellite artificial satellite n. a device designed to be launched into and operate in orbit around a planet or other celestial object, and typically used for scientific or military purposes, or as part of a telecommunications system; = satellite n. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > [noun] > satellite space station1930 artificial satellite1936 satellite1936 satellite station1945 earth satellite1949 space platform1951 space satellite1952 satelloid1955 sputnik1957 orbiter1958 1936 Tel.-Herald (Dubuque, Iowa) 1 May 6/3 Mr. Cleator..suggests in all seriousness..the construction of artificial satellites to revolve endlessly about the earth some 600 miles up, carrying supplies for itinerant star visitors. 1947 Washington Post 8 July 3/6 A theory that the [flying] saucers might be artificial satellites came from the British physicist Prof. A. M. Low. The artificial satellite, he explained, might be created by unknown scientists. 1957 Economist 2 Nov. 377 The artificial satellite circling the earth was to be a proud reminder of the distance covered along the road from the wooden plough to the inter-planetary rocket. 2002 N. Bruno tr. M. Massironi Psychol. Graphic Images v. 104 What one observes on a map is not a replica of an environment seen from a potential viewpoint, but what one would see from an artificial satellite high up above the area. < as lemmas |
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