Satellite - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsætəlaɪt|  American pronunciation of the word satellite
Brit.  |ˈsætəlæɪt|  British pronunciation of the word satellite

noun

- man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon (syn: orbiter)
- a person who follows or serves another (syn: planet)
- any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star

verb

- broadcast or disseminate via satellite

adjective

- surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power
a city and its satellite communities

Extra examples

Satellites help meteorologists predict the weather.

Images of the planet are sent by satellite.

This broadcast comes live via satellite from New York.

The moon is a satellite of the Earth.

We stayed in Aurora, a satellite suburb of Chicago.

Communications Satellite Corporation

They're showing a live satellite feed of the event.

The satellite was tumbling out of control.

There have been slight deviations in the satellite's orbit.

The interview will be broadcast through a satellite hookup.

The interview will be broadcast nationally through a satellite linkup.

The ship is equipped with a satellite navigator.

The satellite plummeted into the ocean.

We weren't able to unscramble the satellite signal.

The satellite had burned up on re-entering the atmosphere.

Word forms

noun
singular: satellite
plural: satellites
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