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Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Satellite \Sat"el*lite\, n. [F., fr. L. satelles, -itis, an
   attendant.]
   1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful
      person; hence, an obsequious dependent. ``The satellites
      of power.'' --I. Disraeli.

   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} (Zo["o]l.), a handsome European noctuid moth
      ({Scopelosoma satellitia}).

Satellite \Sat"el*lite\, a. (Anat.)
   Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those
   which accompany the arteries.

Source : WordNet®

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

satellite
     v : broadcast or disseminate via satellite
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