satellite
noun
sat·el·lite
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Definition of satellite
2a
: a celestial body orbiting another of larger size
b
: a manufactured object or vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body
3
: someone or something attendant, subordinate, or dependent
especially
: a country politically and economically dominated or controlled by another more powerful country
4
: a usually independent urban community situated near but not immediately adjacent to a large city
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Examples of satellite in a Sentence
Satellites help meteorologists predict the weather.
Images of the planet are sent by satellite.
Recent Examples on the Web
On Thursday, the ice sheet saw its biggest single-day volume loss on record, with 12.5 billion tons of ice lost to the ocean from surface melt, according to computer model estimates based on satellite and other data. — Washington Post, "The Greenland ice sheet poured 197 billion tons of water into the North Atlantic in July alone," 3 Aug. 2019 By following DirecTV’s onscreen installation procedure, channels received through the antenna will show up in DirecTV’s programming guide and can be paused and recorded just like satellite content. — Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, "Getting an outdoor antenna to pull in blacked-out CBS? You could create a fire hazard.," 2 Aug. 2019 Launched in 2018, TESS is NASA's latest satellite to help feed the recent exoplanet boom. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "NASA Exoplanet Hunter Finds 'Hot Earth'," 2 Aug. 2019 With internet service often down, officers authorized extra satellite-phone time. — Los Angeles Times, "Meet the neglected 43-year-old stepchild of the U.S. military-industrial complex," 2 Aug. 2019 The satellite, which marked its first year of operations last month, spotted the trio of planets some 73 light-years away from Earth. — Eva Frederick, Science | AAAS, "Top stories: The untold story of 2018’s CRISPR babies, China’s gene-edited crops, and new exoplanets," 2 Aug. 2019 Staff members from the Hong Kong Department of Justice’s prosecutions division appeared to endorse a letter criticizing the department’s leadership and calling for an investigation of the mob attack, in the satellite town of Yuen Long. — Austin Ramzy, New York Times, "Next to Protest Against Hong Kong’s Government: Its Employees," 1 Aug. 2019 That’s because Sullivan’s on Castle Island, the iconic South Boston restaurant that has served up hot dogs, ice cream, and more since 1951, is opening a satellite location at Logan, officials said. — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, "Sullivan’s restaurant on Castle Island to open up satellite eatery at Logan Airport," 1 Aug. 2019 Across the continent, apps and satellite-tracking have spawned bike- and scooter-rental schemes that allow city-dwellers to beat the traffic. — The Economist, "Streets ahead," 1 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'satellite.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for satellite
satellite
noun
English Language Learners Definition of satellite
: an object (such as a moon) that moves around a much larger planet
: a machine that is sent into space and that moves around the earth, moon, sun, or a planet
: a country, organization, etc., that is controlled by a larger and more powerful country, organization, etc.
See the full definition for satellite in the English Language Learners Dictionary
satellite
noun
sat·el·lite
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Kids Definition of satellite
1
: a smaller body that revolves around a planet
2
: an object or vehicle sent out from the earth to revolve around the earth, moon, sun, or a planet
satellite
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sat·el·lite
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Medical Definition of satellite
1
: a short segment separated from the main body of a chromosome by a constriction
— called also trabant
2
: the secondary or later member of a chain of gregarines
3
: a bodily structure lying near or associated with another (as a vein accompanying an artery)
4
: a smaller lesion accompanying a main one and situated nearby
5
: a spectral line of low intensity having a frequency close to that of another stronger line to which it is closely related (as by having a common energy level)
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