satellite
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈsætəˌlaɪt/
- Specialized
:
satélite
- Several satellites have been launched to study the planet's atmosphere.
- satellite in orbit
- satellites of a planet
- satellites of Jupiter
Examples
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This is the face of the satellite that points towards the earth.
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Looks like the satellite going from north to South.
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First, you have to take a picture from a satellite.
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We appear to be having some satellite difficulties.
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And today we can watch these animals from satellites as they go with GPS tags.
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By the way, that's the same amount of time it takes for a satellite to orbit the Earth.
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It's the distant horizon of the desert, taken from the satellite in near space orbit.
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Twenty-four hours after the klaxon sounded, the satellite entered orbit around the moon.
Fiction book (2001) -
When Galileo Galilei discovered the four main satellites of Jupiter, he could actually see them orbiting.
Academic text (1995) -
The moon is a natural satellite that orbits the Earth.
Synonyms
756
1.0
A large round rock that moves around the Earth and we see at night
1
7.7
A very small natural body that moves around a planet or asteroid, often inside rings
1
8.9
One of the four large moons that orbit Jupiter
Compounds
- Specialized
11
4.4
A satellite that watches Earth to gather information for military or government use
- Specialized
5
3.9
A man-made object in space high above Earth that sends and receives television, phone, or internet signals
- Specialized
4
3.5
A satellite made by people that takes pictures and information about the Earth's weather
- Specialized
3
3.7
A man-made object put into space that goes around Earth, the Moon, or another body
- Specialized
1
5.1
A device on a satellite that gets signals from the ground or other satellites
- Specialized
1
4.1
A device on a satellite that sends signals to Earth or other satellites
- Specialized
A man-made object with a telescope that observes stars, planets, and galaxies from space
- Specialized
An artificial satellite that watches Earth's weather and sends data
- Specialized
A method that finds places on Earth by measuring angles to satellites from different ground stations
Surface Forms
Etymology
Satellite comes from the Latin word satelles, which means 'attendant' or 'companion'. So a natural satellite like the Moon is a companion that 'follows' a planet in its orbit.