noun🔗ShareA moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one."A spent upper stage is a derelict satellite."astronomyspacetechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth."Many telecommunication satellites orbit at 36000km above the equator."technologyspacecommunicationastronomyelectronicsdevicescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body."During the Cold War, many Eastern European countries were considered satellites of the Soviet Union, heavily influenced by its political and economic policies. "politicsgovernmentnationstateworldChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman."The CEO arrived at the meeting, trailed by his usual satellites, all eager to agree with everything he said. "politicsgovernmentgrouppersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSatellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology."Do you have satellite at your house?"technologymediaelectronicscommunicationspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(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"."In the sentence "The ball rolled down the hill," "down the hill" functions as a satellite, showing the path of movement. "grammarlanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo transmit by satellite."The news station satellites its broadcasts so people around the world can watch. "technologycommunicationspaceelectronicsmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading