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command module

com·mand mod·ule
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-mand, -mahnd moj-ool]
    • /kəˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd ˈmɒdʒ ul/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-mand, -mahnd moj-ool]
    • /kəˈmænd, -ˈmɑnd ˈmɒdʒ ul/

Definitions of command module words

  • noun command module the cone-shaped module used as the living quarters in an Apollo spacecraft and functioning as the splashdown vehicle 3
  • noun command module the component of a spacecraft used to house the crew members, communication equipment, etc. on the trip to and from lunar orbit 3
  • noun command module (often initial capital letters) U.S. Aerospace. the portion of the Apollo spacecraft that contained the crew's living compartment and the on-board controls. 1
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Origin of command module

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Command module

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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command module popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for command module

noun command module

  • capsule — A capsule is a very small tube containing powdered or liquid medicine, which you swallow.
  • spacecraft — a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth's atmosphere or in orbit around the earth.
  • space shuttle — any of several U.S. space vehicles consisting of a reusable manned orbiter that touches down on a landing strip after an orbital mission, two reusable solid rocket boosters that drop off after initial ascent, and an expendable external tank containing liquid propellants.
  • spaceship — spacecraft.
  • lunar module — the portion of the Apollo spacecraft in which two astronauts landed on the moon's surface and then returned to the orbiting command module. Abbreviation: LM.
All 6 Synonyms of command module

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