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Etymology
[edit]Genericization of trademarks
Noun
[edit]telstar (plural telstars)
- (informal, dated) A telecommunications satellite
- (sports) A soccer ball pattern with 32 panels of 20 hexagons and 12 pentagons, a rounded truncated icosahedron ball. The classic stereotypical black pentagon and white hexagon design.
- A ball with one of these design patterns.