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telstar

telstar noun: a telecommunications satellite.

telstar: a telecommunications satellite
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Noun

telstar (plural telstars)

  1. (dated, informal) A telecommunications satellite
    Synonyms:
    comsat, commsat, telcom sat, telcomm sat, telecom sat, telecomm sat, telecommunication satellite, telecommunications satellite, communications satellite
  2. A soccer ball pattern with 32 panels of 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons, a rounded truncated icosahedron ball. The classic stereotypical black pentagon and white hexagon design.
    1. A ball with one of these design patterns.

Synonyms of telstar

Forms of telstar

pluraltelstars

Origin of telstar

Genericization of trademarks

Questions about telstar

What does telstar mean?
Telstar means a telecommunications satellite.
What part of speech is telstar?
Telstar is a noun.
What is the plural of telstar?
The plural of telstar is telstars.

Words near telstar in the dictionary

  1. telsids
  2. telson
  3. telsonic
  4. telsons
  5. telsontail
  6. telstar
  7. telt
  8. teludipine
  9. Telugoo
  10. Telugoos
  11. Telugu

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