sputnik meaning
UK US /ˈspʌtnɪk/ 2 syllables
sputnik (noun): a Russian artificial satellite.
Definition of sputnik
- a Russian artificial satellite
- Sputnik was the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth
Type of: satellite
sputnik in a sentence
- Sputnik 1, launched in 1957, triggered the Space Race.
- Sputnik 1 was the first satellite to orbit around the Earth.
- Sputnik was sent on the fourth of October, nineteen fifty-seven.
- Sputnik 2 finally burned up in the outer atmosphere in April 1958.
How to pronounce sputnik
sputnik is pronounced /ˈspʌtnɪk/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.
Scrabble score: 13 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in IK · 7-letter words
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