stasiun bumi
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of stasiun (“station”) + bumi (“Earth”).
Noun
stasiun bumi (plural stasiun-stasiun bumi)
- earth station: an Earth-based radio station which relays signals to and from communications satellites
- ground station: a terrestrial radio station designed for extraplanetary telecommunication with spacecraft, or reception of radio waves from astronomical radio sources
Further reading
- “stasiun bumi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.