Explore Statite through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Statite meaning
A hypothetical type of artificial satellite that uses light sails to maneuver, able to hold station, by balancing propulsive pressure with gravitational pull.
Using Statite
- The main meaning on this page is: A hypothetical type of artificial satellite that uses light sails to maneuver, able to hold station, by balancing propulsive pressure with gravitational pull.
- In the example corpus, statite often appears in combinations such as: such statite, statite could.
Context around Statite
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Statite
- In this selection, "statite" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, reflective, inhabitable, see, deployed and configurations stand out and add context to how "statite" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include such a statite could be and 100 reflective statite deployed around. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "statite" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with statite
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
See statite for one such proposed use. (7 words)
Such a statite could be made from asteroid material. (9 words)
A 100% reflective statite deployed around the Sun would have an overall density of 0.78 grams per square meter of sail. (22 words)
Although the construction of such a massive inhabitable statite would be a gigantic undertaking, and the required material science behind it is early stage, there are other engineering feats and required materials proposed in other Dyson sphere variants. (38 words)
Spacecraft fitted with solar sails could also be placed in close orbits such that they are stationary with respect to either the Sun or the Earth, a type of satellite named by Forward a " statite ". (35 words)
A statite (a portmanteau of static and satellite) is a hypothetical type of artificial satellite that employs a solar sail to continuously modify its orbit in ways that gravity alone would not allow. (33 words)
Example sentences (8)
A 100% reflective statite deployed around the Sun would have an overall density of 0.78 grams per square meter of sail.
Although the construction of such a massive inhabitable statite would be a gigantic undertaking, and the required material science behind it is early stage, there are other engineering feats and required materials proposed in other Dyson sphere variants.
A statite (a portmanteau of static and satellite) is a hypothetical type of artificial satellite that employs a solar sail to continuously modify its orbit in ways that gravity alone would not allow.
See statite for one such proposed use.
Spacecraft fitted with solar sails could also be placed in close orbits such that they are stationary with respect to either the Sun or the Earth, a type of satellite named by Forward a " statite ".
Such a statite could be geosynchronous in an orbit different (higher, lower, more or less elliptical, or some other path) from the conic section orbit dictated by the laws of gravity.
Such a statite could be made from asteroid material.
This relatively simple arrangement is only one of an infinite number of possible statite configurations, and is meant as a contrast for a Dyson swarm only.
Common combinations with statite
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: