satellites

noun

  1. 1

    A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.

    A spent upper stage is a derelict satellite.
  2. 2

    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.
  3. 3

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

  4. 4

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

  5. 5

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

    Do you have satellite at your house?
  6. 6

    (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".

Synonyms

verb

  1. 1

    To transmit by satellite.

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