SATELLITE


Meaning of SATELLITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsa-tə-ˌlīt ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French, from Latin satellit-, satelles attendant

Date: circa 1548

1. : a hired agent or obsequious follower : minion , sycophant

2.

a. : a celestial body orbiting another of larger size

b. : a manufactured object or vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body

3. : someone or something attendant, subordinate, or dependent ; especially : a country politically and economically dominated or controlled by another more powerful country

4. : a usually independent urban community situated near but not immediately adjacent to a large city

• satellite adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.