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NOUN (3)

1. man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon;
[syn: satellite, artificial satellite, orbiter]

2. a person who follows or serves another;
[syn: satellite, planet]

3. any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star;


VERB (1)

1. broadcast or disseminate via satellite;


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power;
- Example: "a city and its satellite communities"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Satellite \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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar. [1913 Webster] Satellite moth (Zool.), a handsome European noctuid moth (Scopelosoma satellitia). [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Satellite \Sat"el*lite\, a. (Anat.) Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

satellite adj 1: surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power; "a city and its satellite communities" n 1: man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon [syn: satellite, artificial satellite, orbiter] 2: a person who follows or serves another [syn: satellite, planet] 3: any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star v 1: broadcast or disseminate via satellite