HyperDic: space_probe

English > 1 sense of the expression space probe:
NOUNartifactspace probea rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere
English > space probe: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningA rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation.
PartstelemeterAny scientific instrument for observing / observing events at a distance and transmitting the information back to the observer
Broaderguided missileA rocket-propelled missile whose path can be controlled during flight either by radio signals or by internal homing devices
Spanishsonda espacial
Catalannau espacial d'exploració, sonda espacial

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