| 释义 |
de-spin, despin, v.|diːˈspɪn|
[f. de- II. 1 + spin v.]
trans. To counteract a spinning motion of, esp. of a satellite in space; to prevent from spinning. Hence de-spun, despun ppl. a.
1960Aeroplane XCIX. 419/2 The H.T.P. jets{ddd}are intended to de-spin the satellite after separation. 1966Electronics 3 Oct. 173 A Comsat-sponsored design study..is developing electronically despun microwave antennas for both NASA and the Air Force. 1967New Scientist 30 Nov. 527/2 The new method provides a platform on top of the satellite that is not spinning. (A ‘despun platform’ is the name given to it by Hughes.) 1970Sci. Jrnl. Jan. 18/1 To maintain permanent radio illumination of the Earth the horn aerial mounted at one axis is mechanically despun in the opposite direction to spin stabilization. |