satellite
satellite is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Astron.) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar. Satellite moth (Zoöl.), a handsome European noctuid moth (Scopelosoma satellitia).
- 2.Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abettor
- accessory
- accompaniment
- accompany
- accomplice
- addition
- adherent
- adjunct
- adjutant
- adjuvant
- advocate
- after
- ally
- along
- alter
- and
- angel
- appendage
- appurtenance
- arm
- assistant
- associate
- associated
- association
- attend
- attendant
- attribute
- auxiliary
- backer
- bear
- boat
- body
- bring
- candle
- champion
- cheek
- clerk
- coadjutor
- coadjutrix
- coefficiency
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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