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pioneer anomaly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
pi-o-neer anoma-ly
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The observed deviation from predicted accelerations of the Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecraft after they passed about 20 astronomical units on their trajectories out of the Solar System.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Named after NASA space probes Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Pioneer anomalies (plural)

Questions

What does pioneer anomaly mean?
The observed deviation from predicted accelerations of the Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecraft after they passed about 20 astronomical units on their trajectories out of the Solar System.
Where does pioneer anomaly come from?
Named after NASA space probes Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11.

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