单词 | satellitary |
释义 | satellitaryadj. Of the nature of a moon or other natural satellite; of or relating to such a satellite. Also occasionally figurative. Cf. satellitic adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > secondary planet, satellite > [adjective] satellitious1705 satellitary1739 satellitic1807 1739 M. Browne Poems 386 And you satellitary Orbs on high, Who kindly Beams to distant Worlds supply. 1867 Athenæum 21 Dec. 855/1 The following papers were read:..‘New Laws of Planetary and Satellitary Motions’, by Mr. Glennie. 1929 H. L. Nathan in H. L. Nathan & H. Heathcote-Williams Liberalism & Some Probl. To-day 536 London could be governed as one city... It would be democratic; and it would substitute a paramount authority, aided by about a hundred satellitary bodies. 2010 Proc. 269th Symp. Internat. Astron. Union 88 The inner region of the satellitary nebula surrounding Saturn should have a temperature on the order of 1000K during formation of the planetary satellites. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1739 |
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