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Definition of Satellite

1. Adjective. Surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power. "A city and its satellite communities"

2. Verb. Broadcast or disseminate via satellite. "They satellite the information to them"

3. Noun. Man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon.

4. Noun. A person who follows or serves another.

5. Noun. Any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star.

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

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Satellite

1. 1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. "The satellites of power." 2. A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar. Satellite moth, a handsome European noctuid moth (Scopelosoma satellitia). Origin: F, fr. L. Stelles, -itis, an attendant. Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Satellite

satchel satcheled satchelful satchelfuls satchelled satchels satchelsful satcomms satcoms sate

sated sateen sateens sateless satelles satellite (current term) satellite-rich heterochromatin satellite DNA satellite RNA satellite TV

satellite abscess satellite campus satellite cell satellite cell of skeletal muscle satellite cells satellite communications satellite dish satellite metastasis satellite navigation satellite navigation system

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