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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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See {Solar system}, under {Solar}. [1913 Webster] {Satellite moth} (Zool.), a handsome European noctuid moth ({Scopelosoma satellitia}). [1913 Webster] Satellite \Sat"el*lite\, a. (Anat.) Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries. [1913 Webster] satellite |
Dot Coms with the word satellite in them As of 12/11/08
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