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Earth-received time

Earth-received time

9.5
The time on Earth when a signal from space arrives, usually given in UTC
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : hora recibida en la Tierra
  • The satellite transmitted its data, but the Earth-received time was several minutes later due to the distance.

Examples

  • The anomaly was first detected at an Earth-received time of 02:45 UTC.

  • Mission control records every event using Earth-received time to maintain synchronization.

  • The Earth-received time for the satellite's signal was recorded.

  • What is the Earth-received time of the next mission?

  • Mission control records every event using Earth-received time to maintain synchronization.

  • The anomaly was first detected at an Earth-received time of 02:45 UTC.

  • The satellite transmitted its data, but the Earth-received time was several minutes later due to the distance.

Synonyms

UTC
vsEarth-received time
  • Specialized
62 4.0

The global time standard used to keep clocks the same everywhere

is the moment of reception recorded in that global standard rather than the standard
ERT
vsEarth-received time
  • Specialized
1 8.8

The time in UTC when a signal or message arrives on Earth

is the descriptive full phrase rather than the abbreviated technical label
coordinated universal time
vsEarth-received time
  • Specialized
4.9

The global time for clocks, based on Greenwich time and adjusted with extra seconds to match Earth's rotation

is the event reception time given within that civil system rather than the system

Surface Forms

Earth-received time singular
Earth-received times plural

Morphology

Earth-received + time

The phrase is compositionally built from its parts: a participial modifier 'Earth-received' (i.e. received by Earth) plus 'time', so a learner who knows 'Earth', 'receive', and 'time' can infer it means the time at which an event is received on Earth. Although the term is technical and relatively uncommon, its meaning follows normal English modifier + noun composition and is therefore immediately derivable by a B1 learner familiar with the constituent words.

Etymology

Earth-received time comes from the simple image of a signal or message sent from a spacecraft that takes time to travel and is finally received on Earth. So, Earth-received time means 'the time an event is received on Earth'.