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PRONUNCIATION OF MINITRACK

Minitrack  [ˈmɪnɪˌtræk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MINITRACK

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Minitrack is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MINITRACK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Minitrack

The Minitrack Network, was the first U.S. satellite tracking network to become operational, in 1957. It was used to track the flights of Sputnik, Vanguard, Explorer, and other early space efforts. Minitrack was the progenitor of Spacecraft Tracking and Data Acquisition Network and the Manned Space Flight Network.

Definition of Minitrack in the English dictionary

The definition of Minitrack in the dictionary is ®, obsolete) a system for tracking the course of rockets or satellites by radio signals received at ground stations.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MINITRACK


amtrac
ˈæmˌtræk
amtrack
ˈæmtræk
Amtrak
ˈæmtræk
backtrack
ˈbækˌtræk
Eurotrack
ˈjʊərəʊˌtræk
flaptrack
ˈflæpˌtræk
hatrack
ˈhætræk
multitrack
ˈmʌltɪˌtræk
offtrack
ˈɒfˈtræk
peritrack
ˈpɛrɪˌtræk
racetrack
ˈreɪsˌtræk
retrack
ˌriːˈtræk
sheeptrack
ˈʃiːpˌtræk
sidetrack
ˈsaɪdˌtræk
singletrack
ˈsɪŋɡəlˌtræk
soundtrack
ˈsaʊndˌtræk
track
træk
tricktrack
ˈtrɪkˌtræk
trictrac
ˈtrɪkˌtræk
twin-track
ˈtwɪnˌtræk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MINITRACK

Ministry of Defence
Ministry of the Interior
minisystem
minitower
minium
minivan
miniver
minivet
minivolley
mink
mink coat
minke
minke whale
Minkowski
Minkowski space-time
Minn.
Minna
Minneapolis
Minnelli

WORDS THAT END LIKE MINITRACK

backing track
cart track
crack
cycle track
cycling track
dirt track
dog track
fast track
fast-track
go-kart track
half-track
inside track
laugh track
off the beaten track
off the track
one-track
single track
single-track
the right track
the wrong track
title track

Synonyms and antonyms of Minitrack in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Minitrack» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of Minitrack to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Minitrack from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Minitrack» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Minitrack
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Minitrack
570 millions of speakers

English

Minitrack
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Minitrack
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Minitrack
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Minitrack
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Minitrack
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Minitrack
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Minitrack
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minitrack
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Minitrack
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Minitrack
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Minitrack
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Minitrack
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Minitrack
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Minitrack
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मिनिट्रेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Minitrack
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Minitrack
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Minitrack
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Minitrack
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Minitrack
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Minitrack
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Minitrack
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

minitrack
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Minitrack
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Minitrack

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MINITRACK»

The term «Minitrack» is normally little used and occupies the 138.139 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MINITRACK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Minitrack» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Minitrack» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Minitrack

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MINITRACK»

Discover the use of Minitrack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Minitrack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Intercomparison of the Minitrack and optical tracking ...
Intercomparison of Minitrack and optical tracking networks using GEOS 1 long arc orbital solutions.
James G. Marsh, Clarence E. Doll, Richard J. Sandifer, 1970
2
"Read You Loud and Clear!": The Story of NASA's Spaceflight ...
The Story of NASA's Spaceflight Tracking and Data Network Sunny Tsiao. Table 2-1: Stations of the Satellite Tracking And Data Acquisition Network (STADAN) polar orbiting satellites continued on the next page operational. Minitrack ...
Sunny Tsiao
3
Minitrack
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Minitrack Network, was the first U.S. satellite tracking network to become operational, in 1957.
Ben Stacy Jerrik, 2012
4
IGY General Report
ambiguities associated with volunteer observations made with Minitrack Mark II systems were considered to be resolvable by the satellite computing centers by reference to prime Minitrack data. Some volunteer stations advanced to dual ...
World Data Center A., 1965
5
Popular Science
Minitrack. The Army uses the Doploc system, originally designed by the Ballistics Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground for tracking our own satellites. Disregarding its refinements, it is actually a version of the radar meters that the ...
6
United States IGY Bibliography, 1953-1960: An Annotated ...
A vector proton magnetometer is described that has been in operation at nine Minitrack stations since the spring of 1958. — AA S-385 Shipley, W. S. and T. O. Thostesen RADIATIVE PROPERTIES OF SURFACES CONSIDERED FOR USE ON ...
Library of Congress. Science and Technology Division, 1963
7
Project Vanguard Report No. 23 Minitrack Report No. 3, ...
The Minitrack system is designed to acquire and track artificial earth satellites which Project Vangaurd will attempt to place in orbits as part of the United States' effort in the International Geophysical Year.
V. R. Simas, C. A. Bartholomew, NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON D C., 1957
8
Keep Watching the Skies!: The Story of Operation Moonwatch & ...
The requirements for Minitrack stations — the United States built fourteen in all — were stringent. Each station had several antennae in addition to buildings for electronics, telemetry, communications, and power. These facilities would sprawl  ...
W. Patrick McCray, 2008
9
Health Information Systems: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, ...
The IT Adoption, Implementation, Use and Evaluation in Healthcare minitrack has been one of the focal tracks in the ITHC. Per online search and review of the agendas and programs from major IT general conferences and targeted meetings ...
Joel Rodrigues, 2009
10
Contemporary Geodesy: Proceedings of a Conference Held at ...
Proceedings of a Conference Held at the Harvard College Observatory-- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 1 -2, 1958 Charles A. Whitten, Kenneth H. Drummond. Fig. 1 — Minitrack field at Havana, ...
Charles A. Whitten, Kenneth H. Drummond, 1959

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MINITRACK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Minitrack is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lee Vernoy: How young is TOO young?
... Complex on Wire Mill Road any given race day, you'll see kids in second grade (or younger) putting around the minitrack on 50cc minibikes, ... «Great Falls Tribune, Jun 15»
2
In Memory: Remembering Hall of Fame Inventors One Final Time
... and on Minitrack, where he helped design a system that would track all earth-orbiting satellites. Born in April 30, 1921 in Craftsbury, Vermont, ... «IPWatchdog.com, May 15»
3
3 To Do: Ducks, dolphins and Bingo
New to Healthy Kids Day this year will be the Color Run, for which a makeshift minitrack will be set up for children along one side of the main Y ... «Naples Daily News, Apr 15»
4
GPS traces its history to Navy
... as the satellite moved away from MINITRACK sites proposed, designed and built by Roger L. Easton and the Naval Research Laboratory. «Schriever Air Force Base, Jan 15»
5
Theft remains issue in East Texas
During the investigation, the Harrison County Sheriff's Office recovered heavy equipment, including a $90,000 backhoe and a minitrack hoe ... «Longview News-Journal, Aug 14»
6
Father of GPS, Roger Easton, dies at 93
From his work there, he went on to design a system called Minitrack, which tracked various Earth-orbiting objects. But he ran into an issue: the ... «Spatial Source, Jun 14»
7
Roger Easton, Father of GPS, Dies at 93
From there he went on to design Minitrack, a system for following varying types of Earth-orbiting objects. A problem with synchronizing the ... «U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, May 14»
8
Roger Lee Easton, Sr.
Vanguard was launched in March of 1958 and remains the oldest manmade satellite in orbit. Mr. Easton designed the Minitrack system, and led ... «Valley News, May 14»
9
Ozobot multi-surface robotic game piece blends virtual and real worlds
iOS and Android compatible, the device comes accompanied by a protective carry pod, a separate "OzoSkin" exterior and MiniTrack cards. «Gizmag, Jan 14»
10
Deep Space Network's 50th Anniversary
The location was favored because the station had previous experience with optical tracking and the Minitrack system (early tracking system), ... «Astrobiology Magazine, Dec 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Minitrack [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/minitrack>. May 2024 ».
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