单词 | geostationary |
释义 | geostationary /jee'oh stay"sheuh ner'ee/, adj. of or pertaining to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit. Also, geosynchronous /jee'oh sing"kreuh neuhs/. [1960-65; GEO- + STATIONARY] |
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