Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: artificial satellite, orbiter, outer(a), planet

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

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