Definition of Geostationary

1. Adjective. Of or having a geosynchronous orbit such that the position in such an orbit is fixed with respect to the earth. "A geostationary satellite"

Similar to: Fixed

Definition of Geostationary

1. Adjective. At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth's surface; generally only possible with orbital satellites. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Geostationary

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Geostationary

geoselenic
geosequestration
geoslavery
geosmin
geosocial
geospace
geospatial
geospatially
geosphere
geospheres
geospheric
geospherical
geospizine
geospizines
geostatic
geostationary (current term)
geostationary orbit
geostatistic
geostatistical
geostatistically
geostatistics
geostrategic
geostrategies
geostrategist
geostrategists
geostrategy
geostrophic
geostrophic wind
geostrophic wind level
geostrophically

Literary usage of Geostationary

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. NOAA's Role in Space-Based Global Precipitation Estimation and Application by National Research Council (U.S.) (2007)
"geostationary OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE-R RISK REDUCTION PLAN AS A MODEL FOR NOAA'S GPM STRATEGIC PLAN NOAA's strategic plan for GPM could draw ..."

2. Weather Forcasting: Unmet Needs & Unknown Costs Warrant Reassess. of by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"The modernization program includes four new major system developments: the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD), the Next Generation geostationary ..."

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