Hypertext Webster Gateway: "satellite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Satellite \Sat"el*lite\, a. (Anat.)
Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those
which accompany the arteries.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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
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