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Definition of Satellite
1. Noun. Man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon.
Specialized synonyms: Astronomy Satellite, Communications Satellite, Ballistic Capsule, Space Vehicle, Spacecraft, Space Laboratory, Space Platform, Space Station, Sputnik, Spy Satellite, Meteorological Satellite, Weather Satellite
Generic synonyms: Equipment
Terms within: Solar Array, Solar Battery, Solar Panel
Derivative terms: Orbit
2. Verb. Broadcast or disseminate via satellite. "They Satellite the information to them"
3. Adjective. Surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power. ; "A city and its satellite communities"
4. Noun. A person who follows or serves another.
5. Noun. Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star.
Specialized synonyms: Deimos, Moon, Phobos, Titan
Specialized synonyms: Galilean, Galilean Satellite, Moon
Definition of Satellite
1. n. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent.
2. a. Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.
Definition of Satellite
1. Noun. (rare) An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
2. Noun. A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one. (defdate from 17th c.) ¹
3. Noun. A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹
4. Noun. A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹
5. Noun. (colloquial uncountable) Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology. (defdate from 20th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Satellite
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Medical Definition of Satellite
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1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. "The satellites of power."
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Satellite
Literary usage of Satellite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1892)
"Though I was positive the object was a new satellite, I had only the one set of
... "Just what the magnitude of the satellite is it is at present quite ..."
2. Copyright Licensing Regimes Covering Retransmissioon of Broadcast Signals edited by Howard Coble (2001)
"NAB supports legislation to authorize such transmissions, provided it also imposes
on the satellite industry obligations—such as must-carry, ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Hence zero obliquity is only dynamically stable when the period of the satellite
is less than two periods of the planet's rotation. ..."
4. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"Satellite Orbit» To consider the orbit of an artificial satellite it is best to
Imagine that one is looking at the Earth from i ..."
5. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1892)
"Though I was positive the object was a new satellite, I had only the one set of
... "Just what the magnitude of the satellite is it is at present quite ..."
6. Copyright Licensing Regimes Covering Retransmissioon of Broadcast Signals edited by Howard Coble (2001)
"NAB supports legislation to authorize such transmissions, provided it also imposes
on the satellite industry obligations—such as must-carry, ..."
7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Hence zero obliquity is only dynamically stable when the period of the satellite
is less than two periods of the planet's rotation. ..."
8. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"Satellite Orbit» To consider the orbit of an artificial satellite it is best to
Imagine that one is looking at the Earth from i ..."
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