satelliticadj.
/ˌsatəˈlɪtɪk/, /ˌsatlˈɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌsædlˈɪdɪk/ Of, relating to, or of the nature of a satellite (in various senses).
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the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > secondary planet, satellite > [adjective]
satellitious1705
satellitary1739
satellitic1807
1807 J. Farey Let. 14 July in Philos. Mag. 28 120 A large satellitic body once probably revolving near to the surface of the earth.
1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. App. ix. 384 Small satellitic shafts [sc. of a clustered column].
1882 J. B. Stallo Concepts Mod. Physics 277 The stellar, solar, planetary, satellitic, and meteoric systems.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses iii. xvii. [Ithaca] 654 Her satellitic dependence: her luminary reflection: her constancy under all her phases.
1982 Proc. Twelfth Lunar & Planetary Sci. Conf. 1981 ii. 1569 The characteristic planetary (or satellitic) mass in this regard is M = RW/Gm, where R is the planetary radius, m is the molecular mass and G is the universal gravitational constant.
2003 R. MacFarlane Mountains of Mind (2004) v. 156 On a clear day, the only limits to how far you can see are the mechanical limits of your vision. Otherwise you are panoptic, satellitic, an all-seeing I.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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