Definitions for satellite
ˈsæt lˌaɪtsatel·lite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. satellite, artificial satellite, orbiternoun

   man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon

2. satellite, planetnoun

   a person who follows or serves another

3. satelliteadjective

   any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star

4. satelliteverb

   surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power

   "a city and its satellite communities"

5. satelliteverb

   broadcast or disseminate via satellite

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. satellitenoun

   An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman.

2. satellitenoun

   A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.

3. satellitenoun

   A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.

4. satellitenoun

   A 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.

5. satellitenoun

   Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology.

   Do you have satellite at your house?

6. Etymology: From satellite, from satelles.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Satellitenoun

   A small planet revolving round a larger.

   Etymology: satelles, Lat. satellite, Fr.

   Four moons move about Jupiter, and five about Saturn, called their satellites. John Locke.

   The smallest planets are situated nearest the sun and each other; whereas Jupiter and Saturn, that are vastly greater, and have many satellites about them, are wisely removed to the extreme regions of the system. Richard Bentley.

   Ask of yonder argent fields above,
   Why Jove’s satellites are less than Jove? Alexander Pope.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Satellite

   A satellite or artificial satellite is an object intentionally placed into orbit in outer space. Satellites have a variety of uses, including communication relay, weather forecasting, navigation (GPS), broadcasting, scientific research, and Earth observation. Additional military uses are reconnaissance, early warning, signals intelligence and, potentially, weapon delivery. Other satellites include the final rocket stages that placed satellites in orbit and formerly useful satellites that are now defunct. Except for passive satellites, most satellites have an electricity generation system for equipment on board, such as solar panels or radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs). Most satellites also have a method of communication to ground stations, called transponders. Many satellites use a standardized bus to save cost and work, the most popular of which is small CubeSats. Similar satellites can work together as a group, forming constellations. Because of the high launch cost to space, satellites are designed to be as lightweight and robust as possible. Most communication satellites are radio relay stations in orbit and carry dozens of transponders, each with a bandwidth of tens of megahertz. Satellites are placed from the surface to orbit by launch vehicles, high enough to avoid orbital decay by the atmosphere. Satellites can then change or maintain the orbit by propulsion, usually by chemical or ion thrusters. In 2018, about 90% of satellites orbiting Earth are in low Earth orbit or geostationary orbit; geostationary means the satellites stay still at the sky. Some imaging satellites chose a Sun-synchronous orbit because they can scan the entire globe with similar lighting. As the number of satellites and space debris around Earth increases, the threat of collision has become more severe. A small number of satellites orbit other bodies (such as the Moon, Mars, and the Sun) or many bodies at once (two for a halo orbit, three for a Lissajous orbit). Earth observation satellites gather information for reconnaissance, mapping, monitoring the weather, ocean, forest, etc. Space telescopes take advantage of outer space's near perfect vacuum to observe objects with the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Because satellites can see a large portion of the Earth at once, communications satellites can relay information to remote places. The signal delay from satellites and their orbit's predictability are used in satellite navigation systems, such as GPS. Space probes are satellites designed for robotic space exploration outside of Earth, and space stations are in essence crewed satellites. The first artificial satellite to be launched into the Earth's orbit was the Soviet Union's Sputnik 1, on 4 October 1957.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. satellite

   A satellite is an object that orbits or revolves around another larger object in space. This object can be natural, like a moon orbiting a planet, or man-made, like a spacecraft or space station orbiting the Earth. Satellites are used for various purposes, including communication, weather monitoring, navigation, and scientific research.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Satellitenoun

   an attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent

2. Satellitenoun

   a secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar

3. Satelliteadjective

   situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries

4. Etymology: [F., fr. L. satelles, -itis, an attendant.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Satellite

   In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object which has been placed into orbit by human endeavor. Such objects are sometimes called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as the Moon. The world's first artificial satellite, the Sputnik 1, was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957. Since then, thousands of satellites have been launched into orbit around the Earth. Some satellites, notably space stations, have been launched in parts and assembled in orbit. Artificial satellites originate from more than 50 countries and have used the satellite launching capabilities of ten nations. A few hundred satellites are currently operational, whereas thousands of unused satellites and satellite fragments orbit the Earth as space debris. A few space probes have been placed into orbit around other bodies and become artificial satellites to the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Sun. Satellites are used for a large number of purposes. Common types include military and civilian Earth observation satellites, communications satellites, navigation satellites, weather satellites, and research satellites. Space stations and human spacecraft in orbit are also satellites. Satellite orbits vary greatly, depending on the purpose of the satellite, and are classified in a number of ways. Well-known classes include low Earth orbit, polar orbit, and geostationary orbit.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Satellite

   sat′el-līt, n. an obsequious follower: one of the small members of the solar system, attendant on the larger planets, by which their motions are controlled.—ns. Sat′ellite-sphinx, a large hawk-moth; Sat′ellite-vein, a vein accompanying an artery; Satelli′tium, an escort. [Fr.,—L. satelles, satellitis, an attendant.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. satellite

   A type of device, technology and equipment created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes, styles, technology, software, connections and network.

   The satellite broadband worked efficiently.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 3, 2020  

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1. satellite

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Matched Categories

1. • Broadcast
   • Follower

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'satellite' in Nouns Frequency: #1739

Anagrams for satellite »

1. telestial

How to pronounce satellite?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of satellite in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of satellite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of satellite in a Sentence

1. Judith Curry:

   The new NOAA dataset disagrees with a UK dataset, which is generally regarded as the gold standard for global sea surface temperature datasets, the new dataset also disagrees with ARGO buoys and satellite analyses.

2. Lia Siegelman:

   When I saw the richness of the turbulence around the Jovian cyclones, with all the filaments and smaller eddies, it reminded me of the turbulence you see in the ocean around eddies, these are especially evident in high-resolution satellite images of vortices in Earth's oceans that are revealed by plankton blooms that act as tracers of the flow.

3. Marie Harf:

   Any satellite launch that uses ballistic missile technology would be a violation of multiple Security Council resolutions that require North Korea to suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile program.

4. Ben Wood:

   The investment to add satellite capability should not be underestimated. It will likely have taken Apple years to put all the pieces of the puzzle in place including a commercial agreement with satellite provider Globalstar and the creation of the infrastructure needed to pass messages to the emergency services.

5. Muharrem Dortkasli:

   We are talking about a country that will have its own national tank, national ship, national helicopter, satellite and war plane, we are aiming to have everything the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council have.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=satellite
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Satellite
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=satellite
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satellite
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/satellite
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=satellite
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=satellite