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

NASA's Seasat 1, Tiros N and Nimbus 7 satellites took indirect measurements of ocean conditions, such as surface wind speed and direction, by gathering data on radiation scattered by waves.

From Time Magazine Archive

When the new Tiros comes over the horizon, a ground station operator tracks it with a spiral antenna.

From Time Magazine Archive

The new Tiros carries two identical wide-angle TV cameras to take pictures of cloud patterns above the earth's surface and a new array of infra-red sensors to measure heat that the earth radiates into space.

From Time Magazine Archive

The wide-eyed, camera-wielding Tiros caricature became a wonderfully evocative, 8-ft.-wide monster; and the nose on the 8-ft.-long Vanguard III would arouse the envy of even Los Angeles Neighbor Jimmy Durante.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tiros will be comforted by hearing that “if Curtius is less pleasant to read than Livy, he is also less difficult.”

From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various