Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geosynchronous orbit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: geosyn-chronous or-bit
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

3

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Earth-centered orbit with an orbital period that matches the rotation of Earth on its axis, (one sidereal day).

Inflected Forms

geosynchronous orbits (plural)

Synonyms

GSO

Questions

What does geosynchronous orbit mean?: An Earth-centered orbit with an orbital period that matches the rotation of Earth on its axis, (one sidereal day).

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