English Explanatory Dictionary

areosynchronous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a rate of revolution that matches the rotation period of Mars, and thus remaining over the same point on that planet's surface. (of the orbit of a satellite)

Word forms

areosynchronous

Etymology

From areo- + synchronous; compare geosynchronous.

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