sat
IPA: sˈæt
noun
- Level of saturation (especially of oxygen in the blood).
- Abbreviation of satellite (“artificial orbital body”). [A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.]
- Abbreviation of satoshi (“a hundred-millionth of a bitcoin”). [A hundred-millionth (10⁻⁸) of a bitcoin; the same as 10 nanocoins (nBTC) or 10⁻⁸ BTC.]
- (atmospheric sciences) Initialism of surface air temperature.
- (US) Ellipsis of SAT Reasoning Test (formerly acronyms Scholastic Aptitude Test and Scholastic Assessment Test): a national exam taken annually by high school juniors and seniors.
- (Australia) Acronym of Scholastic Aptitude Test.
- (Britain) Acronym of Statutory Assessment Test, a national curriculum assessment, or exam.
- Abbreviation of Saturday. [The seventh day of the week in many religious traditions, and the sixth day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; observed as the Sabbath/Shabbat in Judaism (Friday sunset to Saturday sunset); it follows Friday and precedes Sunday.]
adjective
- (UK, predicative) Seated; sitting (down).
- Abbreviation of satisfactory. [Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.]
- Abbreviation of satisfied. [In a state of satisfaction.]
- Abbreviation of saturated. [(not comparable) Full; unable to hold or contain any more.]
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Examples of "sat" in Sentences
- The word sat at the end of his sentence, invisible and yet impossible to ignore.
- I know that popping a sat is a huge mess but what about hitting suborbital ballistic missiles?
- my a&r guy my main contact at the label sat me down in his office and said he wanted to discuss the “leeds united” video.
- She supposed he meant he was guilty for having thrown her life into disarray with his confession, and yet the word sat uneasily.
- In 2012, he'll have the honour of being the only non-Wallaby Australian Super Rugby captain, but said the tag sat well with him.
- I bought some hummus and pita bread from the Chadra Mezza & Grill booth, and we again sat on the grass and listened to music while we ate.
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