satellite in English: A machine sent into space that moves round the Earth, or a moon that moves round a planet. (noun)

Translation

A machine sent into space that moves round the Earth, or a moon that moves round a planet.

Word origin

From Latin satelles meaning an attendant or guard who follows an important person.

Gender

Pluralsatellites

.

Satellites circle the Earth high above the sky.

.

Satellite television arrives through a signal from space.

's .

A natural satellite is a moon; man-made ones are machines.

space

The area far above the sky where the stars and planets are, or an empty area between things.

moon

The large round object that shines in the sky at night and moves around the earth.

earth

The planet where we live, or the ground and soil under our feet.

signal

A sound, a movement, or a wave that carries a message or tells people what to do.

television

A box with a screen that shows programmes and films; the short form is TV.

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.