geostationary

1. 1.

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

   “a geostationary satellite”

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Questions about geostationary

What does geostationary mean?

geostationary means "of or having a geosynchronous orbit such that the position in such an orbit is fixed with respect to the earth".

How many syllables are in geostationary?

geostationary has 7 syllables: ge-o-sta-ti-o-na-ry. The stress falls on "o".

Is geostationary a common word?

geostationary is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.