satellite

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French satellite, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin satelles (“attendant”). Ultimately perhaps of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Etruscan origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsætəlaɪt/

Noun

satellite (plural satellites)

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body. [from 19th c.]
4. (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.]
   • Template:RQ:Florio Montaigne Essayes
   • 1826, Walter Scott, Woodstock, p.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, p.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 […].

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?

6. (grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

• (artificial orbital body): sat (abbreviation)

Hyponyms

Hyponyms of satellite

• anti-satellite
• femtosatellite
• fixed satellite

• microsatellite
• minisatellite
• nanosatellite

• picosatellite
• quasi-satellite, quasisatellite
• space satellite
• spy satellite

Derived terms

• intersatellite

Related terms

• satellite assembly
• satellite broadcasting
• satellite campus
• satellite cell
• satellite dish
• satellite DNA
• satellite-framing
• satellite hit
• satellite image
• satellite link
• satellite moth
• satellite navigation
• satellite operation
• satellite phone
• satellite planet
• satellite station
• satellite telephone
• satellite television
• satellite tenant
• satellite town

 

Translations

attendant on an important person

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 随从 (zh) (suícóng), 追随者 (zh) (zhuīsuízhě), 仆从 (zh) (púcóng), 僕從／仆从 (zh) (púcóng), 追隨者／追随者 (zh) (zhuīsuízhě), 隨從／随从 (zh) (suícóng)

• Danish: drabant c
• Finnish: apuri (fi) (neutral); kätyri (fi) (evil or derogatory)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Begleiter (de) m, Gefolgsmann (de) m
• Japanese: 従者 (じゅうしゃ, jūsha)
• Latin: satellites f
• Turkmen: hemra

a body orbiting a larger one

• Arabic: قَمَر (ar) m (qamar)
• Armenian: արբանյակ (hy) (arbanyak)
• Azerbaijani: süni peyk, peyk (az)
• Basque: satelite
• Belarusian: сатэлі́т m (satelít), спадаро́жнік m (spadaróžnik)
• Bulgarian: сатели́т (bg) m (satelít), спъ̀тник (bg) m (spǎ̀tnik)
• Burmese: အရံဂြိုဟ် (a.ramgruih)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 衛星／卫星 (zh) (wèixīng), 卫星 (zh) (wèixīng)

• Czech: družice (cs) f
• Danish: satellit c, drabant c
• Finnish: kiertolainen (fi)
• French: satellite (fr) m
• Georgian: თანამგზავრი (tanamgzavri)
• German: Trabant (de) m, Begleiter (de) m, Satellit (de) m
• Greek: δορυφόρος (el) m (doryfóros)
• Hindi: उपग्रह (hi) m (upagrah)
• Icelandic: tungl (is) n, fylgihnöttur (is) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: satailít f
• Japanese: 衛星 (ja) (えいせい, eisei)
• Korean: 위성 (ko) (wiseong) (衛星 (ko))
• Lao: ບໍລິວານ
• Manx: fo-phlannad m, mac-plannad m
• Maori: amiorangi
• Polish: satelita (pl) f
• Portuguese: satélite (pt) m
• Russian: сателли́т (ru) m (satellít), спу́тник (ru) m (spútnik)
• Slovak: družica f
• Spanish: satélite (es) m
• Thai: บริวาร (th) (bɔɔ-rí-waan)
• Turkish: peyk (tr), uydu (tr)
• Turkmen: hemra
• Ukrainian: сателі́т (uk) m (satelít), супу́тник (uk) m (supútnyk)
• Vietnamese: vệ tinh (vi)
• Welsh: lleuad (moon)

country, state, office, building etc. under the control of another body

• Armenian: արբանյակ (hy) (arbanyak)
• Finnish: vasallivaltio (country); nukkehallitus (fi) (government); sivutoimisto, haarakonttori (office); sivurakennus (fi) (building); sivu- (fi), ala- (fi)
• Greek: δορυφόρος (el) m (doryfóros)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: (prefix): 衛星 (ja) (えいせい, eisei), サテライト (sateraito)
• Russian: сателли́т (ru) m (satellít)

man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body

• Albanian: satelit (sq) m
• Arabic: قَمَر اِصْطِنَاعِيّ m (qamar iṣṭināʕiyy)
• Armenian: արբանյակ (hy) (arbanyak)
• Azerbaijani: peyk (az)
• Basque: satelite
• Belarusian: спадаро́жнік m (spadaróžnik), сатэлі́т m (satelít)
• Bengali: উপগ্রহ (upogroho)
• Bulgarian: спътник (bg) m (spǎtnik), сатели́т (bg) m (satelít)
• Burmese: ဂြိုဟ်တု (my) (gruihtu.)
• Catalan: satèl·lit (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 衛星／卫星 (zh) (wèixīng), 卫星 (zh) (wèixīng), 人造衛星／人造卫星 (zh) (rénzào wèixīng), 人造卫星 (zh) (rénzào wèixīng)

• Czech: satelit (cs) m, družice (cs) f
• Danish: satellit c
• Dutch: satelliet (nl) m, kunstmaan (nl) f or m
• Esperanto: satelito
• Estonian: satelliit
• Faroese: fylgisveinur m
• Finnish: satelliitti (fi), tekokuu (fi)
• French: satellite (fr) m
• Galician: satélite (gl) m
• Georgian: ხელოვნური თანამგზავრი (xelovnuri tanamgzavri), სატელიტი (saṭeliṭi)
• German: Satellit (de) m, Orbiter (de) m, umkreisender Raumflugkörper m
• Greek: δορυφόρος (el) m (doryfóros)
• Hebrew: לַויָן (he) m (lav'yan)
• Hindi: उपग्रह (hi) m (upagrah)
• Hungarian: műhold (hu)
• Icelandic: gervitungl (is) n, gervihnöttur (is) m
• Indonesian: satelit (id)
• Irish: satailít f
• Italian: satellite (it) m
• Japanese: 人工衛星 (ja) (じんこうえいせい, jinkō eisei), 衛星 (ja) (えいせい, eisei), サテライト (sateraito)
• Kazakh: серік (kk) (serık)
• Khmer: please add this translation if you can
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: 위성 (ko) (wiseong), 인공위성 (ko) (in'gong'wiseong)
• Kyrgyz: спутник (ky) (sputnik), сателлит (ky) (satellit)
• Lao: ດາວທຽມ (lo) (dāo thīam)
• Latvian: pavadonis
• Lithuanian: palydovas (lt) m
• Macedonian: сателит m (satelit)
• Malay: satelit
• Maori: waka āmiorangi
• Mongolian: хиймэл дагуул (xiimel daguul)
• Norman: satellite m (Jersey)
• Norwegian: satelitt
• Persian: ماهواره (fa) (mâhvâre), قمر مصنوعی (qamar-e masnu'i)
• Polish: sztuczny satelita, satelita (pl) m
• Portuguese: satélite (pt) m
• Romanian: satelit (ro)
• Russian: спу́тник (ru) m (spútnik), сателли́т (ru) m (satellít)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: сателит m

  Roman: satelit (sh) m

• Slovak: umelá družica f, družica f
• Slovene: satelit (sl) m
• Spanish: satélite (es) m
• Swedish: satellit (sv) c
• Tagalog: buntabay, likhang buntabay
• Tajik: моҳвора (tg) (mohvora)
• Thai: ดาวเทียม (th) (daao-tiiam)
• Turkish: uydu (tr), yapay uydu
• Turkmen: hemra
• Ukrainian: супу́тник (uk) m (supútnyk), сателі́т (uk) m (satelít)
• Uyghur: ھەمرا (hemra)
• Uzbek: sputnik, yoʻldosh (uz), satellit (uz)
• Vietnamese: vệ tinh (vi) (衛星), vệ tinh nhân tạo
• Welsh: lloeren (cy)

colloquial: satellite TV

• Finnish: satelliittitelkkari
• Greek: δορυφορική (el) f (doryforikí)
• Japanese: 衛星放送 (えいせいほうそう, eisei hōsō)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Turkish: uydu (tr)
• Turkmen: hemra
• Vietnamese: truyền hình vệ tinh

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Icelandic: (general) ^{(please verify)} fylgihnöttur (is) m, (artificial) ^{(please verify)} gervitungl (is) n, (artificial) ^{(please verify)} gervihnöttur (is) m, (natural) ^{(please verify)} tungl (is) n, (natural) ^{(please verify)} fylgitungl n
• Lao: ^{(please verify)} ດາວທຽມ (lo) (dāo thīam)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Sindhi: ^{(please verify)} اُپگرهه m
• Telugu: ^{(please verify)} ఉప్గ్రహం (upgrahaṁ)

See also

• (moon of Earth) Luna/‎Moon/‎moon ^{(Category: en:Moon) [edit]}
• (moons of Mars) Phobos, Deimos
• (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
• (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
• (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
• (moons of Neptune) Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, Triton, Nereid, Halimede, Sao, Laomedeia, Psamathe, Neso
• (moons of Pluto) Charon, Styx, Nix, Kerberos, Hydra
• (moons of Haumea) Namaka, Hiʻiaka
• (moons of Eris) Dysnomia

Anagrams

• telestial

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin satellitem (accusative singular of satelles).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.tɛ.lit/ ~ /sa.te.lit/, /sa.te.lit/

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Noun

satellite m (plural satellites)

1. satellite (moon or other celestial body)
2. satellite (man-made apparatus)

Adjective

satellite (plural satellites)

1. satellite, from or relating to a satellite (man-made apparatus)
   • 2013, Jean-Noël Marien, Émilien Dubiez, Dominique Louppe, Adélaïde Larzillière, Quand la ville mange la forêt: les défis du bois-énergie en Afrique centrale, page 45, →ISBN

     Le couvert végétal du basin d’approvisionnement en bois-énergie de la ville de Kinshasa a été cartographié par images satellites

Derived terms

• image satellite

Related terms

• satellisation
• satelliser

Further reading

• “satellite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin satelles (“attendant”), perhaps of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Etruscan origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈtɛl.li.te/

• Audio:

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Noun

satellite m (plural satelliti)

1. satellite

Related terms

• satellitare
• satellitismo
• satellizzare
• satelloide

 

Anagrams

• allestite

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /saˈtel.li.te/, [s̠äˈt̪ɛlːʲɪt̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /saˈtel.li.te/, [säˈt̪ɛlːit̪e]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) satellite

1. ablative singular of satelles

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Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin satellitem, accusative singular of satelles.

Noun

satellite m (plural satellites)

1. (military, Antiquity) a guard or watchman

Descendants

• English: satellite
• French: satellite

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (satellite, supplement)

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Norman

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

satellite f (plural satellites)

1. (Jersey) satellite

Derived terms

• bolle à satellite (“satellite dish”)
• télévîsion dé satellite (“satellite television”)