- pronunciation:
- sae
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laIt
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A satellite is a round thing in outer space that moves around a planet or other body in space that is larger than itself. Our moon is a satellite of Earth. The moons that go around other planets are also satellites.
The planet Mars has two satellites, and Jupiter has 95! |
| definition 2: |
A satellite is a spacecraft that is sent into orbit around a planet or other body in outer space to gather and send back information.
The satellite sent back amazing images of the earth from space.
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| derivation: |
satellitic (adj.) |
Satellite comes from a Latin word that means "someone who attends a person of importance." In the 1600s, the moons that revolve around planets were first referred to as "satellites."