geostationary
adjEtymology From geo- + stationary.
1
At a fixed distance in three dimensions relative to a particular point on the Earth's surface; generally only possible with orbital satellites.
- The measurement is accomplished by observing the Faraday rotation angle of signals from geostationary satellites on a continuous basis.1971, Thomas A. Croft, Measurement of a Solar Wind Plasma Stream which Endures Several Months But is Intermittent on a Time Scale of about One Day:
- Derived terms
- nongeostationary
- Related terms
- geosynchronous, heliostationary, heliosynchronous