satellite
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From Middle French satellite, from Latin satelles (“attendant”).
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satellite (plural satellites)
- (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... .
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.3:
- 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.
- A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body. [from 19th c.]
- 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.
- (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
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country, state, office, building etc.under the control of another body
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man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body
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colloquial: satellite TV
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[edit] See also
- (moons of Earth) Luna/Moon/moon [edit]
- (moons of Mars) Phobos, Deimos [edit]
- (moons of Jupiter) Metis, Adrastea, Amalthea, Thebe, Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Themisto, Leda, Himalia, Lysithea, Elara, Euporie, Thelxinoe, Euanthe, Helike, Orthosie, Iocaste, Praxidike, Harpalyke, Mneme, Hermippe, Thyone, Ananke, Herse, Aitne, Kale, Taygete, Chaldene, Erinome, Aoede, Kallichore, Kalyke, Carme, Callirrhoe, Eurydome, Pasithee, Kore, Cyllene, Eukelade, Pasiphaë, Hegemone, Arche, Isonoe, Sinope, Sponde, Autonoe, Megaclite [edit]
- (moons of Saturn) Pan, Daphnis, Atlas, Prometheus, Pandora, Epimetheus, Janus, Aegaeon, Mimas, Methone, Anthe, Pallene, Enceladus, Tethys, Telesto, Calypso, Dione, Helene, Polydeuces, Rhea, Titan, Hyperyon, Iapetus, Kiviuq, Ijiraq, Phoebe, Paaliaq, Skathi, Albiorix, Bebhionn, Erriapus, Skoll, Siamaq, Tarqeq, Greip, Hyrrokin, Jarnsaxa, Tarvos, Mundilfari, Bergelmir, Narvi, Suttungr, Hati, Farbauti, Thrymr, Aegir, Bestla, Fenrir, Surtur, Kari, Ymir, Loge, Fornjot [edit]
- (moons of Uranus) Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Cupid, Belinda, Perdita, Puck, Mab, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, Francisco, Caliban, Stephano, Trinculo, Sycorax, Margaret, Prospero, Setebos, Ferdinand [edit]
- (moons of Neptune) Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, Triton, Nereid, Halimede, Sao, Laomedeia, Psamathe, Neso [edit]
- (moons of Pluto) Charon, Nix, Hydra [edit]
- (moons of Haumea) Namaka, Hiʻiaka [edit]
- (moons of Eris) Dysnomia [edit]
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[edit] French
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From Latin satelittem (nominative of satelles)
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satellite m. (plural satellites)
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satellite m. (plural satelliti)
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satellite
- ablative singular of satelles
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