Navstarn.

Brit.

/ˈnavstɑː/, U.S.

/ˈnævˌstɑr/

Forms: 1900s– NavStar, 1900s– Navstar.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nav n.², English satellite timing and ranging.

Etymology: < nav n.² + the initial letters of satellite timing and ranging (after star n.¹).

attributive. (The name of) a navigation satellite which transmits signals to the earth's surface as part of a global positioning system. Also: designating equipment used to receive such signals.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom.

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1974 Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pennsylvania) 24 June 2/1 They [sc. satellites] will be used to validate concepts of the Navstar Global Positioning System.

1985 Sci. Amer. Jan. 23/3 Navstar satellites will incorporate features designed to increase their resistance to nuclear-weapons effects.

1991 Time 4 Feb. 47 More than a dozen Navstar satellites broadcast continuous navigational data.

1994 GPS World Apr. 27/1 (advt.) Complete Navstar Systems start at under $10,000.

1999 Radioelectronics & Communications Syst. 42 xii. 42 Methods of securing high accuracy in determining navigational parameters when using the NAVSTAR and GLONASS radio navigation systems.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	navstar
释义	Navstarn. Brit. /ˈnavstɑː/, U.S. /ˈnævˌstɑr/ Forms: 1900s– NavStar, 1900s– Navstar. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nav n.², English satellite timing and ranging. Etymology: < nav n.² + the initial letters of satellite timing and ranging (after star n.¹). attributive. (The name of) a navigation satellite which transmits signals to the earth's surface as part of a global positioning system. Also: designating equipment used to receive such signals.A proprietary name in the United Kingdom. ΚΠ 1974 Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pennsylvania) 24 June 2/1 They [sc. satellites] will be used to validate concepts of the Navstar Global Positioning System. 1985 Sci. Amer. Jan. 23/3 Navstar satellites will incorporate features designed to increase their resistance to nuclear-weapons effects. 1991 Time 4 Feb. 47 More than a dozen Navstar satellites broadcast continuous navigational data. 1994 GPS World Apr. 27/1 (advt.) Complete Navstar Systems start at under $10,000. 1999 Radioelectronics & Communications Syst. 42 xii. 42 Methods of securing high accuracy in determining navigational parameters when using the NAVSTAR and GLONASS radio navigation systems. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1974
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