Phrase guide

space probe

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A robotic space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science

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noun

Meaning 2

a rocket-propelled guided missile that can escape the earth's atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: guided missile

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: espazio-zunda — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Chinese Mandarin: 空間探測器 /空间探测器 (kōngjiān tàncèqì) — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Danish: rumsonde — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Dutch: ruimtesonde — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Esperanto: sondilo — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Estonian: kosmosesond — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Finnish: avaruusluotain — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • French: sonde spatiale — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • German: Raumsonde — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Hungarian: űrszonda — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Japanese: 宇宙探査機 (uchū tansaki) — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Norwegian: romsonde — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Persian: کاوشگر فضایی (kâvošgar-e fazâyi) — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Portuguese: sonda espacial — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Romanian: sondă spațială — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Russian: автомати́ческая межплане́тная ста́нция (avtomatíčeskaja mežplanétnaja stáncija) — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Russian: АМС (AMS) — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Russian: зонд (zond) — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Spanish: sonda espacial — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Swedish: rymdsond — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Tamil: விண்ணுளவி (viṇṇuḷavi) — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit
  • Turkish: uzay sondası — unmanned space vehicle designed to voyage beyond Earth's orbit