satellite

English

/ˈsætəlaɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
  • A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.
  • A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.
  • (now) An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman.
  • (colloquial) Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology.
  • (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".

Etymology

Derived from Middle French satellite derived from Latin satelles (attendant).

Origin

Latin

satelles

Gloss

attendant

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