COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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)