An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Pertaining to the whole → world; worldwide; → universal.

→ globe; → -al.

→ universal.

A coordinate positioning tool, using a combination of satellites that can rapidly and accurately determine the → latitude, → longitude, and the → altitude of a point on or above the Earth's surface. The GPS is based on a constellation of 24 Earth-orbiting satellites at an altitude of about 26,000 km. The system is a direct application of the thories of → special relativity and → general relativity.

→ global; → positioning; → system.

An increase in the average → temperature of the Earth's → atmosphere that brings about climatic changes.

→ global; → warming.