SATELLITES
Noun
satellites
plural of satellite
Verb
satellites
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of satellite
Source: Wiktionary
SATELLITE
Sat"el*lite, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. Stelles, -itis, an attendant.]
1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. "The satellites of power." I. Disraeli.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar. Satellite moth (Zoöl.), a handsome European noctuid moth (Scopelosoma satellitia).
Sat"el*lite, a. (Anat.)
Definition: Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.
SATELLITE
Sat"el*lite, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. Stelles, -itis, an attendant.]
1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. "The satellites of power." I. Disraeli.
2. (Astron.)
Definition: A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar. Satellite moth (Zoöl.), a handsome European noctuid moth (Scopelosoma satellitia).
Sat"el*lite, a. (Anat.)
Definition: Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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