satellite
pronunciation
How to pronounce satellite in British English:
UK [ˈsætəlaɪt]
How to pronounce satellite in American English:
US [ˈsætəlaɪt]
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- Noun:
- man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
- a person who follows or serves another
- any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
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- Verb:
- broadcast or disseminate via satellite
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- Adjective:
- surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power
Word Origin
- satellite
- satellite: [16] Satellite comes via French satellite from Latin satelles ‘attendant, escort’, which itself probably went back to Etruscan satnal. Its use for a ‘body orbiting a planet’ is first recorded in English in 1665, and comes from the astronomer Johannes Kepler’s application of Latin satelles to the moons of Jupiter.
- satellite (n.)
- 1540s, "follower or attendant of a superior person," from Middle French satellite (14c.), from Latin satellitem (nominative satelles) "attendant, companion, courtier, accomplice, assistant," perhaps from Etruscan satnal (Klein), or a compound of roots *satro- "full, enough" + *leit- "to go" (Tucker); compare English follow, which is constructed of similar roots. Meaning "planet that revolves about a larger one" first attested 1660s, in reference to the moons of Jupiter, from Latin satellites, which was used in this sense 1610s by German astronomer Johannes Kepler (1571-1630). Galileo, who had discovered them, called them Sidera Medicæa in honor of the Medici family. Meaning "man-made machinery orbiting the Earth" first recorded 1936 as theory, 1957 as fact. Meaning "country dependent and subservient to another" is recorded from 1800.
Synonym
space sputnik station research satellite spacecraft relay capsule weather arbiter skylab unmanned
appendant votary right-hand surrogate aide auxiliary partisan aide-camp lieutenant proselyte disciple good follower apostle secondary assistant arm man deputy helper right adherent acolyte
Example
- 1. The iphone also lacks built-in satellite navigation features .
- 2. All you need to do is point a dish at the nearest satellite .
- 3. Satellite proved a better alternative .
- 4. But cable and satellite tv breezed through .
- 5. Some groups already use some satellite imagery .