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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