sat·el·lite /ˈsætḷˌaɪt/
衛星,人造衛星;衛星國,隨從
sat·el·lite /ˈsætḷˌaɪt/ 名詞
伴行靜脈,陪靜脈,衛星病灶,隨體,衛星現象,簇出後胞,衛星
satellite
衛星; 人造地球衛星
satellite
衛星
Sat·el·lite n.
1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent. “The satellites of power.”
2. Astron. A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar.
Satellite moth Zool., a handsome European noctuid moth (Scopelosoma satellitia).
Sat·el·lite, a. Anat. Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.
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satellite
adj : surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power;
"a city and its satellite communities"
n 1: man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
[syn: artificial satellite, orbiter]
2: a person who follows or serves another [syn: planet]
3: any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
v : broadcast or disseminate via satellite