satellite

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Synonyms: stellite, satillite, satelite, stellate, wavellite, satellites, patellate, sattelite, satlite, shellite, patelline

Antonyms: stellite, satillite, satelite, stellate, wavellite, satellites, patellate, sattelite, satlite, shellite, patelline

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|now|_|rare}} An [[attendant]] on an important person; a member of someone's [[retinue]], often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a [[henchman]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
2. {{sid|en|Q2537}}A [[moon]] or other smaller body [[orbit]]ing a larger one. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
3. {{sid|en|Q26540}} A [[man-made]] [[apparatus]] designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data, etc. to Earth. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
4. {{lb|en|colloquial|uncountable}} Satellite TV; reception of [[television]] [[broadcast]]s via services that use man-made satellite technology. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
5. A [[country]], [[state]], [[office]], [[building]] etc. which is under the [[jurisdiction]], [[influence]], or [[domination]] of another body. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
6. A community or town dependent on a larger town or city nearby.
7. {{lb|en|grammar}} A [[grammatical]] [[construct]] that takes various forms and may [[encode]] a [[path]] of [[movement]], a [[change]] of [[state]], or the grammatical [[aspect]]. Examples: "a bird flew '''past'''"; "she turned '''on''' the light".
8. {{lb|en|genetics}} A very large array of tandemly repeating, non-coding DNA.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|broadcasting|transitive}} To [[transmit]] by satellite.
2. To [[orbit]], like a satellite

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