/ˈsæt.əl.aɪt/
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Meaning
A machine sent into space that moves round the Earth, or a moon that moves round a planet.
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Word origin
From Latin satelles meaning an attendant or guard who follows an important person.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- satelles
Grammar
Examples
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Satellites circle the Earth high above the sky.
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Satellite television arrives through a signal from space.
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A natural satellite is a moon; man-made ones are machines.
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