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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   satellite

   • IPA[ˈsadlˌīt]

   美式

   • n.
     an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication；transmitted by satellite; using or relating to satellite technology

   • noun: satellite, plural noun: satellites

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication a communications satellite a spy satellite 同義詞 space station, space capsule, spacecraft, artificial satellite, communications satellite, ... 更多weather satellite, television satellite, sputnik, COBE, IRAS, informalComsat
   • ▪ transmitted by satellite; using or relating to satellite technology satellite broadcasting
   • ▪ satellite television a news service on satellite
   • 2. a celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet. 同義詞 moon, secondary planet
   • 3. something that is separated from or on the periphery of something else but is nevertheless dependent on or controlled by it satellite offices in London and New York
   • ▪ a small country or state politically or economically dependent on another the Soviet Union and its satellite states 同義詞 dependency, colony, protectorate, dominion, possession, ... 更多holding, historicalfief, tributary
   • 4. a portion of the DNA of a genome with repeating base sequences and of different density from the main sequence.