geostationary

[jee-oh-stey-shuh-ner-ee]

ge·o·sta·tion·ar·y

[jee-oh-stey-shuh-ner-ee]
adjective
of or pertaining to a satellite traveling in an orbit 22,300 miles (35,900 km) above the earth's equator: at this altitude, the satellite's period of rotation, 24 hours, matches the earth's and the satellite always remains in the same spot over the earth: geostationary orbit.
Also, ge·o·syn·chro·nous [jee-oh-sing-kruh-nuhs] .


Origin:
1960–65; geo- + stationary
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Geostationary has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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geostationary (ˌdʒiːəʊˈsteɪʃənərɪ)
 
adj
Also: geosynchronous (of a satellite) in a circular equatorial orbit in which it circles the earth once per sidereal day so that it appears stationary in relation to the earth's surface

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