satellite

Noun · Verb · Adjective
Synonyms: artificial satelliteorbiterplanet

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moonSynonyms: artificial satelliteorbiter
  2. a person who follows or serves anotherSynonyms: 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“a city and its satellite communities”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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