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The definition of a satellite is a natural body revolving around a planet, a branch of a larger company, country, etc. that is located way from the main part or a device used to orbit in space.
(noun)- An example of satellite is the moon.
- An example of satellite is a smaller writing center located a few buildings away from the main one.
- An example of satellite is Sputnik I.
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See satellite in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun
- a follower or attendant attached to a prince or other person of importance
- any obsequious or fawning follower or dependent
- a celestial body that revolves around a larger celestial body
- a man-made object rocketed into orbit around the earth, the moon, etc.; specif., such an object containing electronic devices for originating or relaying communications, data, etc.
- something subordinate or dependent; specif., a small state that is economically or politically dependent on, and hence adjusts its policies to, a larger, more powerful state
Origin: Fr < L satelles (gen. satellitis), an attendant, guard < Etr
See satellite in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- Astronomy A celestial body that orbits a planet; a moon.
- Aerospace An object launched to orbit Earth or another celestial body.
- A nation dominated politically and economically by another nation.
- An urban or suburban community located near a big city.
- a. One who attends a powerful dignitary; a subordinate.b. A subservient follower; a sycophant.
- Genetics A short segment of a chromosome separated from the rest by a constriction, typically associated with the formation of a nucleolus.
- Microbiology A colony of microorganisms whose growth in culture medium is enhanced by certain substances produced by another colony in its proximity.
Origin:
Origin: French, hanger-on, hireling
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin satelles, satellit-
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