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# satellite

noun (a satellite, satellites); adjective (satellite: satellite TV)

«satellite» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A satellite is a machine sent into space to travel around the Earth or another planet, used for communication, weather, maps or science. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satellite/#m1)
2. A satellite is any natural object that travels around a planet; the Moon is Earth's natural satellite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satellite/#m2)
3. Satellite (before a noun) means using satellites: satellite TV, satellite photo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satellite/#m3)

### In the lessons

Science (space): satellites orbit Earth, pulled by gravity; the Moon is a natural satellite. Everyday life: satellite navigation (satnav, GPS), weather forecasts, TV and phone signals depend on satellites. Geography: satellite images show cities, forests and storms from above. Phrases: weather satellite, satellite dish, satellite image, natural satellite.

### Examples

- The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satellite/#x1)
- Weather satellites take pictures of clouds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satellite/#x2)
- Satnav uses satellites to find where we are. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satellite/#x3)
- Jupiter has many moons, which are its satellites. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satellite/#x4)
- We looked at a satellite photo of our school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satellite/#x5)
- There's a satellite dish on our roof. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satellite/#x6)
- You can sometimes see a satellite moving across the night sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satellite/#x7)

### Note

Countable. Spelling: sa-tel-lite — one t, double l, then te. A satellite is not a star: it shines only by reflecting sunlight. «Satellite» does not mean only man-made machines; moons are satellites too.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «satellite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satellite/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«satellite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/satellite.html) on Mova free.