national geospatial-intelligence agency
noun · n
Simple meaning
A combat support agency that provides geographic intelligence in support of national security.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
nashuhnuhlgeeawspahsheealihntuhluhjuhnsayjuhnseeSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈnæʃənəlɡiɔspɑʃiælɪntɛlədʒənseɪdʒənsi
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A combat support agency that provides geographic intelligence in support of national security
n
A combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense whose primary mission is collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence in support of national security.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: A combat support agency that provides geographic intelligence in support of national security
Used this way, national geospatial-intelligence agency is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This sense is used where position and measurement matter — travel, weather and flight — so it reads as factual rather than emotive.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Geography/travel
- Weather/aviation
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
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