weather satellite
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- noun
- /ˈwɛðər ˈsætəˌlaɪt/
- Specialized
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satélite meteorológico
- During the conference, experts discussed how the latest weather satellite technology can improve forecasting accuracy.
- orbiting weather satellites
We would black out our weather satellites, GPS systems, telecommunications, the Internet.
- We would black out our weather satellites, GPS systems, telecommunications, the Internet.
Examples
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Scientists analyzed information from the weather satellite to better understand climate change and its effects on global weather patterns.
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The government weather service, using data from government weather satellites, delivered a remarkably accurate and sobering long-range forecast that both catalyzed action and gave communities sufficient reading.
Blog text (4) -
Gentlemen, the weather satellite shows... a small hole developing in the storm front within the hour.
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NASA thinks that this is a weather satellite.
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Vulcan is the weather satellite our government put up... to monitor the weather.
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Success should bring larger and larger dishes on successive generations of weather satellites.
Academic text (2004) -
The number of sophisticated experiments will apparently be doubled on next month's launch of an Anglo-French weather satellite.
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Accurate radar, weather satellites, telecommunications, and computerization provide meteorologists with masses of information rapidly and constantly.
Academic text (1994) -
During Desert Storm, all of these systems plus weather satellites provided crucial support to the coalition forces, and communication systems and procedures were put in place to transmit their data to military commanders in the field.
Academic text (1991) -
The weather satellite provided crucial data on the approaching hurricane, helping communities prepare in advance.
Synonyms
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A satellite mission that measures rain and snow around the world
An artificial satellite that watches Earth's weather and sends data
How Wide
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- Specialized
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3.5
- Specialized
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- Specialized
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2.7
- Specialized
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4.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an artificial satellite used to observe weather' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'weather' (state of the atmosphere) with 'satellite' (a man-made spacecraft in orbit). This noun+noun composition follows a regular, cross-linguistic naming pattern for purpose-specific satellites, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Weather satellite comes from a simple image: a satellite up in space watching the Earth's weather. Because it is literally a machine that looks at clouds and storms and sends that information, the term means 'a satellite that observes and reports on the weather'.