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How to pronounce satellite
Say it like this: /ˈsætəˌlaɪt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does satellite mean?
nounAn attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman.
A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.
“A spent upper stage is a derelict satellite.”
A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data, etc. to Earth.
“Many telecommunication satellites orbit at 36000km above the equator.”
verbTo transmit by satellite.
To orbit, like a satellite
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