geostationary
adjective/ˌdʒiːəʊˈsteɪʃənri/
/ˌdʒiːəʊˈsteɪʃəneri/
(astronomy)- (of a satellite) moving around the earth at the equator at the same speed as the earth turns, so that it appears to be always in the same place in the skyOxford Collocations DictionaryGeostationary is used with these nouns:
- satellite
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