- 1an electronic device that is sent into space and moves around the earth or another planet. It is used for communicating by radio, television, etc. and for providing information. a weather/communications satellite The interview came live by satellite from Hollywood. satellite television/TV (= broadcast using a satellite) a satellite broadcast/channel/picture The information was sent via a satellite link. Wordfinderspaceastronaut, countdown, dock, launch, mission, orbit, rocket, satellite, space, weightless CollocationsTelevisionWatching watch television/TV/a show/(British English) a programme/(North American English) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat see (especially British English) an ad/(especially North American English) a commercial/the news/the weather catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control) change/switch channel surf (through)/ (especially North American English) flip through/ (especially British English) flick through the channels sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dishShowing show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial screen a programme/a documentary run an ad/a commercial broadcast/ (especially North American English) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series go out/air/be recorded live attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics get (low/high) ratingsAppearing be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(British English) a chat show be/become/work as a/an (British English) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(British English) newsreader read/present the news appear/perform live (on TV)Programme-making do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivecommercial, research, military, … verb + satellitelaunch, put into orbit, send into orbit, … satellite + verbbe in orbit, orbit something, detect something, … satellite + nounimage, imagery, photo, … prepositionfrom a/the satellite, via satellite See full entry See related entries: Space travel, Watching TV
- 2a natural object that moves around a larger natural object in space The moon is a satellite of earth. See related entries: The universe
- 3a town, a country or an organization that is controlled by and depends on another larger or more powerful one satellite states Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘follower’): from French satellite or Latin satelles, satellit- ‘attendant’.Extra examples American reconnaissance satellites provide images of the earth. The BBC broadcast the game via satellite. The pictures are broadcast through a live satellite link with Tokyo. The satellite passes over Britain every afternoon. The satellite will transmit the information back to earth. a new satellite that monitors changes in the environment high-resolution satellite imagery images from satellites Following the Second World War it became a satellite state of the Soviet Union.
satellite
nounBrE BrE//ˈsætəlaɪt//; NAmE NAmE//ˈsætəlaɪt//
Space travel, Watching TV, The universeCheck pronunciation: satellite
