satellite
A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger oneA moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
» The satellite is in orbit around the moon.
Der Satellit ist in einer Umlaufbahn um den Mond. — Esperantostern
Спутник находится на окололунной орбите. — al_ex_an_der
Супутник знаходиться на навколомісячній орбіті. — deniko
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8 sensesA moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth.
A spent upper stage is a derelict satellite.
Trabant, Begleiter, Satellit
сателли́тsatellít, спу́тникspútnik
сателі́тsatelít, супу́тникsupútnyk
any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data, etc. to Earth.
Many telecommunication satellites orbit at 36000km above the equator.
Satellit, Orbiter, umkreisender Raumflugkörper
спу́тникspútnik, сателли́тsatellít
супу́тникsupútnyk, сателі́тsatelít
man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.
сателли́тsatellít
(colloquial, uncountable)Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that use man-made satellite technology.
Do you have satellite at your house?
спу́тниковое ТВspútnikovoje TV, спу́тниковое телеви́дениеspútnikovoje televídenije
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".
A very large array of tandemly repeating, non-coding DNA.
A community or town dependent on a larger town or city nearby.
(archaic)An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman.
Begleiter, Gefolgsmann
провожа́тыйprovožátyj, провожа́таяprovožátaja
Examples
137 sentencesThe satellite is in orbit around the moon.
Супутник знаходиться на навколомісячній орбіті. — deniko
ruСпутник находится на окололунной орбите. — al_ex_an_der
deDer Satellit ist in einer Umlaufbahn um den Mond. — Esperantostern
The satellite is now in orbit.
ruСпутник сейчас на орбите. — ae5s
deDer Satellit befindet sich jetzt in seiner Umlaufbahn. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The moon is the earth's only satellite.
Місяць — єдиний супутник Землі. — deniko
ruЛуна - единственный спутник Земли. — Tonari
Today our artificial satellites are revolving around the earth.
Сьогодні наші штучні супутники обертаються навколо Землі. — ascolto
ruСегодня наши искусственные спутники вращаются вокруг Земли. — Hellerick
deHeute umkreisen unsere künstlichen Satelliten die Erde. — Yorwba
A large number of satellites orbit Earth.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle French satellite, from Latin satelles (“attendant”). Ultimately perhaps of EtrFrom Middle French satellite, from Latin satelles (“attendant”). Ultimately perhaps of Etruscan origin.
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Forms
plural: satellites| Singular | satellite |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonyms- man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon:artificial satellite
- a person who follows or serves another:planet
Word family
59 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable