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quasisatellite

quasisatellite is the alternative form of quasi-satellite.

Meaning of quasi-satellite

Noun

quasi-satellite (plural quasi-satellites)

  1. An object in a specific type of coorbital configuration (1:1 orbital resonance) with a planet, causing it to stay close to the planet over many orbital periods, despite not being a true satellite.

Forms of quasisatellite

pluralquasisatellites

Origin of quasisatellite

From quasi- + satellite.

Questions about quasisatellite

What is quasisatellite the alternative form of?
Quasisatellite is the alternative form of quasi-satellite.

Words near quasisatellite in the dictionary

  1. quasireversibility
  2. quasireversible
  3. quasirhyme
  4. quasirobotic
  5. quasisacred
  6. quasisatellite
  7. quasisatellites
  8. quasiscience
  9. quasisciences
  10. quasiscientific
  11. quasisemantic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: quasisatellite (page history and authors); quasi-satellite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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