Tiros

American  

[tahy-rohs] / ˈtaɪ roʊs /

noun

U.S. Aerospace.

1. one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.

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Tiros British  

/ ˈtaɪrəʊs /

noun

1. one of a series of US weather satellites carrying infrared and television camera equipment for transmitting meteorological data to the earth

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Etymology

Origin of Tiros

t(elevision) i(nfra)r(ed) o(bservational) s(atellite)

Example Sentences

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Tiros

Last week the U.S. launched Tiros II, to improve on the work of its predecessor.

From Time Magazine Archive

And starting back with Tiros I, launched in '1960, pictures made by that camera have worked on a major revolution in meteorology.

From Time Magazine Archive

When Tiros II went into orbit, the narrow-angle camera started right off to take good pictures, but the wide-angle camera balked.

From Time Magazine Archive

Weather satellites for sale Ever since Tiros 1, the first of the nation's weather satellites, went up in 1960, these sentinels of the atmosphere have proved invaluable watchdogs.

From Time Magazine Archive

This picture, labeled "No. 1," was the storm that was picked up in the early orbits of Tiros on the first day of launch, April 1.

From The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics.