Толковый словарь английского языка - satellite
Satellite
satellite
noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin satellit-, satelles attendant Date: circa 1548 a hired agent or obsequious follower ; minion , sycophant , 2. a celestial body orbiting another of larger size, a manufactured object or vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body, someone or something attendant, subordinate, or dependent, a usually independent urban community situated near but not immediately adjacent to a large city, ~ adjective
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet. 2 an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or another planet. 3 a follower; a hanger-on. 4 an underling; a member of an important person's staff or retinue. 5 (in full satellite State) a small country etc. nominally independent but controlled by or dependent on another. --adj. 1 transmitted by satellite (satellite communications; satellite television). 2 esp. Computing secondary; dependent; minor (networks of small satellite computers). Phrases and idioms satellite dish a concave dish-shaped aerial for receiving broadcasting signals transmitted by satellite. satellite town a small town economically or otherwise dependent on a nearby larger town. Derivatives satellitic adj. satellitism n. Etymology: F satellite or L satelles satellitis attendant ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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