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All the objects in orbit around the Earth that were created by human activity, but now have no useful purpose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
brossa espacial
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Catalan:
ferralla espacial
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Chinese Mandarin:
空間碎片 /空间碎片
(kōngjiān suìpiàn)
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Chinese Mandarin:
太空垃圾
(tàikōng lājī)
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Danish:
rumaffald
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Dutch:
ruimteschroot
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Finnish:
avaruusromu
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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French:
débris spatial
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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German:
Weltraumschrott
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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German:
Weltraummüll
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Hungarian:
űrszemét
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Hungarian:
kozmikus hulladék
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Italian:
detrito spaziale
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Italian:
detrito orbitale
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Italian:
rifiuto spaziale
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Italian:
rottame spaziale
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Italian:
spazzatura spaziale
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Japanese:
宇宙ごみ
(uchūgomi)
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Korean:
우주 쓰레기
(uju sseuregi)
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Malay:
reja angkasa
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Malay:
sampah angkasa
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Polish:
kosmiczne śmieci
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Portuguese:
detrito espacial
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Portuguese:
lixo espacial
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Russian:
косми́ческий му́сор
(kosmíčeskij músor)
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Spanish:
basura espacial
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
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Swedish:
rymdskrot
— objects in orbit without useful purpose
