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sputnik
has definitions from the field of astronomy
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[ noun ] (astronomy) a Russian artificial satellite
Examples "Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth" Used in print ("Editorials"...)Thus , when the Russians sent up their first sputnik , American chagrin was human enough , and American determination to put American satellites into orbit was perfectly understandable . (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)Statistically , the most significant data have been collected from the sensors on 1958 Alpha ( Explorer_1 , ) , 1958 Delta_2 ( Sputnik 3 , ) , and 1959 Eta ( Vanguard 3 , ) . Related terms |
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