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# sputnik

noun (Sputnik, a sputnik, sputniks)

«sputnik» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Sputnik was the first man-made satellite sent into orbit around the Earth, by the Soviet Union. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputnik/#m1)
2. Any of the Soviet satellites with that name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputnik/#m2)
3. The word is Russian for «fellow traveller» or «satellite». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputnik/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science and history lessons about space, Sputnik began the space race between the USA and the Soviet Union. It was a metal ball with aerials that sent out beeps. Phrases: Sputnik moment (a sudden shock that makes people work harder).

### Examples

- Sputnik was the first satellite to orbit the Earth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputnik/#x1)
- Sputnik sent beeping radio signals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputnik/#x2)
- Sputnik started the space race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputnik/#x3)
- The satellite was a shiny metal ball with four long aerials. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputnik/#x4)
- Sputnik orbited the Earth in about 96 minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputnik/#x5)
- We made a model of Sputnik in class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputnik/#x6)

### Note

Usually written with a capital S as a name. From Russian. Maths: Sputnik orbited in about 96 minutes, so about 15 orbits a day (24 × 60 ÷ 96 = 15).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sputnik» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sputnik/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sputnik» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sputnik.html) on Mova free.