satellite B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈsætəˌlaɪt/ UK /ˈsætəlaɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #4054 Meanings 1 noun A machine sent into space to orbit the Earth and send back signals or information. Weather forecasts rely on images from satellites. 2 noun A natural object, such as a moon, that orbits a larger one. The Moon is the Earth's only natural satellite. 3 noun Television signals received through equipment that uses satellites. We watch foreign channels on satellite at home. 4 adj Smaller and dependent on a larger central place or power. Several satellite towns surround the capital city. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a machine sent into space... artificial satelliteorbiter Word family Forms satellites Derived forms adenosatellitealphasatelliteantisatellitebetasatellitebiosatellitedeltasatellitegeosatellitehypersatelliteinmarsatintersatelliteintrasatellitemacrosatellite Related forms deimosnamaka Common collocations spy satellite Noun + noun Etymology AI details From Middle French satellite, from Latin satelles (“attendant”). Ultimately perhaps of Etruscan origin. satellite Middle French satelles Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # satellite **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsætəˌlaɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsætəlaɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 4054 ## Meanings 1. A machine sent into space to orbit the Earth and send back signals or information. 2. A natural object, such as a moon, that orbits a larger one. 3. Television signals received through equipment that uses satellites. 4. Smaller and dependent on a larger central place or power. ## Examples - Weather forecasts rely on images from satellites. - The Moon is the Earth's only natural satellite. - We watch foreign channels on satellite at home. - Several satellite towns surround the capital city. ## Derived Forms - adenosatellite - alphasatellite - antisatellite - betasatellite - biosatellite - deltasatellite - geosatellite - hypersatellite - inmarsat - intersatellite - intrasatellite - macrosatellite ## Related Forms - deimos - namaka ## Roots and Affixes - Root: satellite - Root: satelles ## Etymology From Middle French satellite, from Latin satelles (“attendant”). Ultimately perhaps of Etruscan origin. ## AI Etymology Satellite comes from Middle French satellite, from Latin satelles (“attendant”). Ultimately perhaps of Etruscan origin. Modern senses include a machine sent into space to orbit the Earth and send back signals or information. and a natural object, such as a moon, that orbits a larger one.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as adenosatellite, alphasatellite, antisatellite, betasatellite, biosatellite, and deltasatellite and related forms such as deimos and namaka. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Nature & Landscape markdown