satellite
608
3.5
- noun
- /ˈsætəˌlaɪt/
- Specialized
:
satélite
- Canada has just launched a satellite surveillance system designed to search for ships trespassing in its waters.
- satellite imagery
- satellite communications
- GPS satellite
So what happens if two of these satellites by chance collide?
- So what happens if two of these satellites by chance collide?
- And they're putting thousands and thousands of satellites up in orbit.
- You send up a satellite, GPS satellite, you're tracking it.
- And it was used in early satellite image processing.
- My guests are Fate Hill and Clarissa Ward via satellite from Ukraine.
- You can look at topographical view, satellite view or combinations.
- So you are, you are actually constructing satellites in space, correct?
- OK, so we have a really great satellite system.
- Calling in via satellite from Orlando.
- And so that would be satellite dishes or anything like that.
Examples
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It's got a satellite tracking system.
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The engineer tested the new communication satellite before its launch next month.
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High speed Internet by satellite, regardless of where you are.
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Mark's the only phone that has satellite internet.
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Seven minutes until the satellite's in range, sir.
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We have used it extensively for satellite repair in orbit.
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The teleconference was available live via satellite to school districts and other organizations across the United States.
Academic text (1999) -
The signal is being redirected and boosted... through a communications satellite.
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The satellite played a crucial role in providing weather data for the entire region.
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After years of development, the satellite successfully transmitted images from space.
Synonyms
25
7.5
A machine that moves around a planet or moon to study it
11
4.4
A satellite that watches Earth to gather information for military or government use
5
3.9
A man-made object in space high above Earth that sends and receives television, phone, or internet signals
3
3.7
A man-made object put into space that goes around Earth, the Moon, or another body
A man-made object with a telescope that observes stars, planets, and galaxies from space
A station high above Earth where people live and do science
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
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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
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A method that finds places on Earth by measuring angles to satellites from different ground stations
How Far
- Specialized
11
4.2
- Specialized
608
3.5
- Specialized
190
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Satellite comes from the Latin satelles, 'attendant' or 'servant', and people used that idea for the man-made machines that go around Earth. That's why a communication or weather satellite is a device that 'serves' us from space.