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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLandeinheit
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lahnd-ine-hite
"Die Landeinheit sendet wichtige Daten zur Erde."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A spacecraft designed to land on the surface of a planet, moon, or other celestial body.
"The Mars rover was successfully deployed from the stationary lander." - 2
A person or thing that lands, such as an aircraft landing gear component or a competitor in certain sports.
"The gymnast showed a very clean lander on the vault dismount."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb land, originating from Old English land, combined with the agent suffix -er. Originally used in maritime contexts to describe someone or something that comes to land, the term evolved in the mid-20th century space age to specifically designate a spacecraft designed to land on the surface of a planet or moon.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lander" is said worldwide
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atterrisseur
Transliteration: ah-teh-ree-seur
"L'atterrisseur s'est posé en douceur sur la surface lunaire."
Landeinheit
Transliteration: lahnd-ine-hite
"Die Landeinheit sendet wichtige Daten zur Erde."
modulo di discesa
Transliteration: mo-du-lo di di-sce-za
"Il lander ha toccato il suolo marziano."
módulo de aterrizaje
Transliteration: mo-du-lo de ah-te-ri-sah-xe
"El módulo de aterrizaje envió sus primeras imágenes."
módulo de pouso
Transliteration: mo-du-lu dji pow-zu
"O lander pousou com sucesso no asteroide."
अवतरित्र
Transliteration: avataritra
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"अंतरिक्ष यान का लैंडर चंद्रमा की सतह पर उतर गया।"
着陆器
Transliteration: zhuó lù qì
Script: 中文汉字
"着陆器成功降落在火星表面。"
착륙선
Transliteration: chang-ryuk-seon
Script: 한국어 한글
"탐사선의 착륙선이 달 표면에 안착했습니다."
着陸機
Transliteration: chakuriku-ki
Script: 日本語
"着陸機が無事に月面に降り立ちました。"
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