Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geostationary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables: geo-sta-tion-ary
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth's surface; generally only possible with orbital satellites.

Example Sentences

"The measurement is accomplished by observing the Faraday rotation angle of signals from geostationary satellites on a continuous basis."

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English stationary English geostationary From geo- + stationary.

Derived Forms

nongeostationary

Frequently Paired Words

geosynchronous heliostationary heliosynchronous

Questions

What does geostationary mean?: At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth's surface; generally only possible with orbital satellites.
Where does geostationary come from?: Etymology tree Pre-Greek der. Proto-Hellenic *gayader. Ancient Greek γαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip. Ancient Greek γῆ (gê) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-)der. English geo- English stationary English geostationary From geo- + stationary.

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