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COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An artificial satellite that relays signals back to earth; moves in a geostationary orbit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("communications satellite" is a kind of...):
artificial satellite; orbiter; satellite (man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon)
Meronyms (parts of "communications satellite"):
satellite receiver (a receiver on a communications satellite)
satellite transmitter (a transmitter on a communications satellite)
Holonyms ("communications satellite" is a part of...):
communication equipment; communication system (facility consisting of the physical plants and equipment for disseminating information)
