satellite

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From Middle French satellite, from Latin satelles (“attendant”).

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  • (UK) IPA: /ˈsatəlʌɪt/

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satellite (plural satellites)

  1. (now rare) An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. [from 16th c.]
    • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.3:
      We read in the Bible, that Nicanor the persecutor of Gods Law [...] sent his Satellites to apprehend the good old man Rasias [...].
    • 1826, Walter Scott, Woodstock, page 348:
      ...he would nevertheless have a better bargain of this tall satellite if they settled the debate betwixt them in the forest... . Betwixt anxiety, therefore, vexation, and anger, Charles faced suddenly round on his pursuer... .
    • 1948, Willard E. Hawkins, The Technique of Fiction: A Basic Course in Story Writing, page 169:
      The unnamed chronicler in his Dupin stories was the first Dr. Watson type of satellite—a narrator who accompanies the detective on his exploits, exclaims over his brilliance... .
  2. A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one. [from 17th c.]
    The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth.
    A spent upper stage is a derelict satellite.
  3. A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body. [from 19th c.]
  4. A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth. [from 20th c.]
    Many telecommunication satellites orbit at 36000km above the equator.
  5. (colloquial, uncountable) Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology. [from 20th c.]
    Do you have satellite at your house?

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The man-made telecommunication objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon.

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attendant on an important person
smaller body orbiting a larger one
country, state, office, building etc.under the control of another body
man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body
colloquial: satellite TV
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From Latin satelittem (nominative of satelles)

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satellite m. (plural satellites)

  1. satellite

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satellite m. (plural satelliti)

  1. satellite

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satellite

  1. ablative singular of satelles
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