Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

direct broadcast satellite

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-rec-t broad-cast satel-lite
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

24

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a television satellite that broadcasts directly to the final recipient/viewer, to a home satellite dish.

Inflected Forms

direct broadcast satellites (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

DTH

Synonyms

DBS

Questions

What does direct broadcast satellite mean?: a television satellite that broadcasts directly to the final recipient/viewer, to a home satellite dish.

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