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Word: Satellite
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘follower, obsequious underling’): from French satellite or Latin satelles, satellit- ‘attendant’
ˈsatəlʌɪt
an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication
Short Definition:artificial body placed in orbit round earth or another planet
Examples:- a communications satellite
- a spy satellite
- the report was sent via satellite
a celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet.
Short Definition:celestial body orbiting earth or another planet
something that is separated from or on the periphery of something else but is nevertheless dependent on or controlled by it
Short Definition:something that is separated from or on periphery of something else but is nevertheless dependent on or controlled by it
Examples:- satellite offices in London and New York
a portion of the DNA of a genome with repeating base sequences and of different density from the main sequence.
Short Definition:portion of DNA of genome with repeating base sequences
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