Today’s “Word of the Day” is satnav and it is a noun meaning “satellite navigation; a system that uses satellites to provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning. Satnav is also termed as GNSS, Global Navigation Satellite System. Examples of GNSS include Europe’s Galileo, the USA’s NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) & etc.”.
Example Sentence: Space technology has burgeoned (grown rapidly) – for communication, environmental monitoring, satnav and so forth. We depend on it every day. Unmanned probes to other planets have beamed back pictures of varied and distinctive worlds. And telescopes in space have revolutionised our knowledge of the cosmos.
This word is present in The Guardian article Nasa’s Webb telescope is a joy. But it’s the private ventures that push at limits and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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