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satellite

sat·el·lite
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sat-l-ahyt]
    • /ˈsæt lˌaɪt/
    • /ˈsæt.əl.aɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sat-l-ahyt]
    • /ˈsæt lˌaɪt/

Definitions of satellite word

  • noun satellite Astronomy. a natural body that revolves around a planet; a moon. 1
  • noun satellite a country under the domination or influence of another. 1
  • noun satellite something, as a branch office or an off-campus facility of a university, that depends on, accompanies, or serves something else. 1
  • noun satellite an attendant or follower of another person, often subservient or obsequious in manner. 1
  • noun satellite a device designed to be launched into orbit around the earth, another planet, the sun, etc. 1
  • adjective satellite of, relating to, or constituting a satellite: the nation's new satellite program. 1

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Origin of satellite

First appearance:

before 1540
One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; 1955-60 for def 2; < Latin satellit- (stem of satelles) attendant, member of bodyguard or retinue

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Satellite

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

satellite popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

satellite usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for satellite

adj satellite

  • adjunctive — that constitutes an adjunct
  • adjuvant — aiding or assisting
  • ancillary — The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution.
  • appurtenant — relating, belonging, or accessory
  • associative — Associative thoughts are things that you think of because you see, hear, or think of something that reminds you of those things or which you associate with those things.

noun satellite

  • apologist — An apologist is a person who writes or speaks in defence of a belief, a cause, or a person's life.
  • bedroom community — An urban community that is primarily residential, from which most of the workforce commutes out to earn their livelihood; often a suburb of a nearby metropolis that workers travel to daily.
  • bedroom suburb — a commuter suburb, from which people travel to the city centre to work
  • bootlicker — to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady to.
  • camp follower — If you describe someone as a camp follower, you mean that they do not officially belong to a particular group or movement but support it for their own advantage.

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