geostationary

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adjective

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

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fixed
OriginEnglish stationary ← Ancient Greek γεω- (geō-) ← Proto-Hellenic *gaya →
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Meanings

adjectivegeostationary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAt a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth's surface; generally only possible with orbital satellites.

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

    1971, Thomas A. Croft, Measurement of a Solar Wind Plasma Stream which Endures Several Months But is Intermittent on a Time Scale of about One Day

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or having a geosynchronous orbit such that the position in such an orbit is fixed with respect to the earth

Similar
fixed
Also see
fixed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  2. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  3. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  4. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  5. Englishgeo-
  6. Englishstationary
  7. Englishgeostationary

From geo- + stationary.

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Translations

Catalan geostacionari
  • geostacionarifixed distance orbit
Czech geostacionární
  • geostacionárnífixed distance orbit
Dutch geostationair
  • geostationairfixed distance orbit
Finnish geostationaarinen
  • geostationaarinenfixed distance orbit
French géostationnaire
  • géostationnairefixed distance orbit
German geostationär
  • geostationärfixed distance orbit
Hindi भूस्थिर कक्षा
  • भूस्थिर कक्षा (bhūsthir kakṣā)fixed distance orbit
Indonesian geostasioner
  • geostasionerfixed distance orbit
Italian geostazionario
  • geostazionariofixed distance orbit
Japanese 静止
  • 静止 (seishi)fixed distance orbit
Malay geopegun
  • geopegunfixed distance orbit
Russian геостациона́рный
  • геостациона́рный (geostacionárnyj)fixed distance orbit
Vietnamese địa tĩnh
  • địa tĩnhfixed distance orbit
Cite this entry
APA

geostationary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geostationary

MLA

“geostationary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geostationary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geostationary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geostationary.

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