Satellite
Satellite , noun
[French, from Latin satelles, -itis, an attendant.]
1.
An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent.
The satellites of power.
2.
(Astronomy) A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar.
Collocations (1)
Satellite moth (Zoology) , a handsome European noctuid moth (Scopelosoma satellitia).
Satellite , adjective
(Anatomy) Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.