satellite

  • 51satellite — palydovas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. orbiter; satellite vok. Satellit, m; Trabant, m rus. спутник, m pranc. satellite, m …

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  • 52satellite — [16] Satellite comes via French satellite from Latin satelles ‘attendant, escort’, which itself probably went back to Etruscan satnal. Its use for a ‘body orbiting a planet’ is first recorded in English in 1665, and comes from the astronomer… …

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  • 53satellite — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin satellit , satelles attendant Date: circa 1548 1. a hired agent or obsequious follower ; minion, sycophant 2. a. a celestial body orbiting another of larger size b. a manufactured object or vehicle… …

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  • 54SATELLITE — n. m. Homme armé qui est aux gages et à la suite d’un autre dont il exécute les volontés. Il ne se prend qu’en mauvaise part. Il se fait toujours accompagner de deux ou trois satellites. Il vint avec tous ses satellites. En termes d’Astronomie,… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 55satellite — noun /ˈsatəlʌɪt/ a) An attendant on an important person; a member of someones retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. We read in the Bible, that Nicanor the persecutor of Gods Law [...] sent his Satellites to apprehend the good …

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  • 56satellite — 1. A minor structure accompanying a more important or larger one; e.g., a vein accompanying an artery, or a small or secondary lesion adjacent to a larger one. 2. The posterior member of a pair of gregarine gamonts in syzygy, several of which may …

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  • 57satellite — a body that revolves around a larger body. imbedded satellite …

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  • 58satellite — sat·el·lite || sætÉ™laɪt n. moon, small celestial body revolving around a larger one; man made object put into orbit around a planet or celestial body; country that is controlled by another country; one who is controlled by another person adj …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 59satellite — A s. m. 1. (lett.) guardia del corpo, gorilla (fig.), guardaspalle □ sgherro, scherano (lett.), birro, bravo, giannizzero □ accompagnatore, servitore □ (spreg.) tirapiedi, ruffiano 2 …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • 60ˌsatellite TˈV — noun [U] television programmes that are sent to your television by SATELLITE …

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