About The Word Satellite
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Satellite
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What's The Definition Of Satellite?
[n] man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
[n] any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star [n] a person who follows or serves another [adj] surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; "a city and its satellite communities" [v] broadcast or disseminate via satellite Synonyms | Synonyms for Satellite: artificial satellite | orbiter | outer(a) | planet Related Terms | Find terms related to Satellite: See Also | air | astronomy satellite | ballistic capsule | beam | broadcast | celestial body | communications satellite | Deimos | equipment | follower | Galilean | Galilean satellite | heavenly body | meteorological satellite | moon | Phobos | send | solar array | solar battery | solar panel | space laboratory | space platform | space station | space vehicle | spacecraft | sputnik | spy satellite | Titan | transmit | weather satellite Satellite In Webster's Dictionary \Sat"el*lite\, n. [F., fr. L. satelles, -itis, an
attendant.]
1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful
person; hence, an obsequious dependent. ``The satellites
of power.'' --I. Disraeli.
2. (Astron.) A secondary planet which revolves about another
planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See
{Solar system}, under {Solar}.
{Satellite moth} (Zo["o]l.), a handsome European noctuid moth
({Scopelosoma satellitia}).
\Sat"el*lite\, a. (Anat.) Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries. |
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