satellite /satˈə-līt/

1. A body revolving around a planet, esp now a man-made device used for communication, etc (see artificial satellite below)
2. A small piece of chromosomal material attached to a chromosome by a narrow filament (biology)
3. A smaller companion to anything
4. A subordinate or dependent state, community, etc
5. An obsequious follower
6. An attendant

Of, relating to or transmitted by a satellite

To transmit by satellite

satelles /sa-telˈēz/ noun (pl satellˈites /-i-tēz/) (obsolete)

A satellite

satellitic /-litˈik/ adjective

satellitium /-litˈi-əm/ noun (astrology)

A group of several planets in one sign of the zodiac

satˈellitize or satˈellitise transitive verb

To bring satellite(s) into use in (meteorology, broadcasting, etc)

satellite broadcasting or satellite television noun

Broadcasting of television programmes via artificial satellite

satellite dish noun

A saucer-shaped receiver for satellite television

satellite state or satellite country noun

One which relies on and obeys the dictates of a larger, more powerful state

satellite town noun

A town, often a garden city, limited in size, built near a larger town to house excess population

artificial or earth satellite

Any man-made body, incl spacecraft, launched by rocket into space and put into orbit round the earth

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