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What is the noun for satellite?

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satellite
  1. A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one. [from 17th c.]
  2. A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth. [from 20th c.]
  3. A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body. [from 19th c.]
  4. (now rare) An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. [from 16th c.]
  5. (colloquial, uncountable) Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology. [from 20th c.]
  6. (grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light".
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “On his computer, he showed me his own house as viewed by a satellite in Earth's orbit.”
      “Huygens has taken seven years to reach Titan, the second largest satellite in the solar system, and the only one with an atmosphere.”
      “I am disappointed none of the special features I wanted will function while watching satellite.”
satelloid
  1. An artificial satellite that needs continuous thrust to maintain altitude
  2. Examples:
    1. “At its tremendous speed only the almost total absence of air molecules kept the satelloid from turning into a blazing torch.”
      “The altitude needle tied into the grid showed that the satelloid was dropping fast.”
      “Would he have had the courage to drive the satelloid into the warhead?”
satellites
  1. plural of satellite
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Imagine how limited our weather forecasting would be without meteorology satellites.”
      “But instead of calling up a drawn map, the site uses pictures taken from satellites and aircraft to give an aerial view of a territory.”
      “They can predict with considerable accuracy what those satellites can see, and when.”
satelloids
  1. plural of satelloid
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