English Explanatory Dictionary

telstar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A telecommunications satellite
  2. A soccer ball pattern with 32 panels of 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons, a rounded truncated icosahedron ball. The classic stereotypical black pentagon and white hexagon design.
  3. A ball with one of these design patterns.

Word forms

telstar telstars

Etymology

Genericization of trademarks

Synonyms

comsat commsat telcom sat telcomm sat telecom sat telecomm sat telecommunication satellite telecommunications satellite communications satellite
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