LingakuFrequency rank: 23,468. – 23,604.
- (natural) satellite; moonastronomy
- (artificial) satelliteabbreviationsee also 人工衛星
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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- (natural) satellite; moon
- (artificial) satellite
This refers to a celestial body that orbits a planet. It can be used to refer to any natural satellite, including those that orbit Earth or other planets.
This refers to man-made objects that are intentionally placed in orbit around Earth or other celestial bodies for purposes such as communication, weather monitoring, or research.
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えいせい衛星をうちあげる打ち上げるto launch a satelliteつうしんえいせい通信衛星communication satelliteきしょうえいせい気象衛星weather satelliteえいせい衛星きどう軌道satellite orbitじんこうえいせい人工衛星artificial satelliteえいせい衛星がぞう画像satellite imageryちきゅう地球えいせい衛星Earth satelliteえいせいほうそう衛星放送satellite broadcastていきどう低軌道えいせい衛星low Earth orbit satelliteえいせいつうしん衛星通信satellite communicationうちゅう宇宙えいせい衛星space satellite
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Images taken by the JAXA Earth observation satellite, 'Daichi'.
2. もくせい木星のしゅうへん周辺をまわっている回っているもっとちいさな小さなわくせい惑星をみて見てけぷらあケプラーは、がいしゅつちゅう外出中のおう王のまわり回りをとりかこむ取り囲むごえい護衛をおもいだした思いだしたので、それをえいせい衛星となづけた名付けたのだ。
The smaller planets hovering around the planet Jupiter reminded him of the guards surrounding a king when he walked outdoors, and Kepler called them satellites.
How many satellites have been put into orbit round the earth?
The launching of artificial earth satellites is commonly looked upon as an exploration of space.
In ancient Rome, the bodyguards who surrounded the wealthy and powerful to protect them when they walked the streets, were called satellites.
What various meanings can you find for the word "satellite"?
Adrastea is one of the 39 satellites of Jupiter and is the second closest to Jupiter itself.
Earth has one naturally occurring satellite, the Moon.