Syncom

[ sin-kom ]

noun

, U.S. Aerospace.

1. one of a series of experimental communications satellites that were the first to be placed in geostationary orbit.

Syncom

/ ˈsɪnˌkɒm /

noun

1. a communications satellite in stationary orbit

Word History and Origins

Origin of Syncom¹

syn(chronous) com(munications satellite)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Syncom¹

C20: from syn ( chronous ) com ( munication )