satnavとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Syllabic abbreviation of satellite navigation. Such formation from initial syllables is also alternatively classified as clipping of the compound type (producing a clipped compound), and it is sometimes categorized as blending (but blending stricto sensu involves initial and terminal parts of words that may be delimited by reanalysis).

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈsæt.næv/

名詞

satnav (countable and uncountable, plural satnavs)

1. (informal) A satellite navigation system; the navigation that is done via the use of such a system.

   Back then there was no satnav — you needed to keep a paper atlas in the delivery van and to consult it daily.

2. (informal, chiefly Commonwealth) A satellite navigation system receiver.

   Synonym: GPS receiver (loose sense)

   Good thing we have a satnav to help us find our way.

アナグラム

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