minisatellite en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor. Latin Minius Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Italic *-om Latin -um Latin minium Italian minio Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Italian -are Italian miniare Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Italian -tura Italian miniaturabor. English miniature English mini- Latin satellitemlbor. Middle French satelliteder. English satellite English minisatellite From mini- + satellite.
Meanings
- A short series of bases that reoccurs many times in a genome
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A small satellite
Meanwhile, other members of ESA’s Proba minisatellite family – each smaller than a cubic metre – will be looking downwards, attempting to capture views of the Moon’s shadow as it crosses Earth.
2015, "ESA Minisatellites to Follow Europe’s Solar Eclipse", ESA, archived 2015-03-13
- an artificial satellite massing between 100 and 500 kilograms
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| minisatellites | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
nanosatellite · microsatellite