satellite navigation system

noun

Any electronic navigation system which uses space satellites as radio signal sources and position references.

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Meanings

nounsatellite navigation system (plural satellite navigation systems)

plural satellite navigation systems

  1. Any electronic navigation system which uses space satellites as radio signal sources and position references.

    Synonyms: sat nav, sat-nav, satnav

  2. A satellite network used for implementing such a system.
  3. A navigation device that implements access to such a system, having satellite signal receivers to access the satellite network.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny electronic navigation system which uses space satellites as radio signal sources and position references.

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Translations

Finnish satelliittipaikannusjärjestelmä
  • satelliittipaikannusjärjestelmänavigation system using artificial satellites as radio signal sources and position references
German Navigationsgerät, Navigationssystem
  • Navigationsgerätnavigation system using artificial satellites as radio signal sources and position references
  • Navigationssystemnavigation system using artificial satellites as radio signal sources and position references
  • Satellitennavigationssystemnavigation system using artificial satellites as radio signal sources and position references
  • Navinavigation system using artificial satellites as radio signal sources and position references
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APA

satellite navigation system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satellite%20navigation%20system

MLA

“satellite navigation system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satellite%20navigation%20system. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “satellite navigation system,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/satellite%20navigation%20system.

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