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Webster 1913 Edition
Satellite
Sat′el-lite
,Noun.
[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
. See satellite
of the earthSolar system
, under Solar
. Satellite moth
(Zool.)
, a handsome European noctuid moth (
Scopelosoma satellitia
).Sat′el-lite
,Adj.
(Anat.)
Situated near; accompanying;
as, the
. satellite
veins, those which accompany the arteriesWebster 1828 Edition
Satellite
SAT'ELLITE
,Noun.
1.
A secondary planet or moon; a small planet revolving round another. In the solar system, eighteen satellites have been discovered. The earth has one, called the moon, Jupiter four, Saturn seven, and Herschel six.2.
A follower; an obsequious attendant or dependant.