- bi|o|sat|el|lite
- bi|o|sat|el|lite «BY oh SAT uh lyt», noun.an artificial satellite that can carry a person or animal.
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sat|el|lite — «SAT uh lyt», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) an object in space that revolves around a planet, especially around one of the planets of the solar system. The moon is a satellite of Earth. »The number of known satellites in the solar system, including… … Useful english dictionary
mi|cro|sat|el|lite — mi|cro|sat «MY kroh sat» or mi|cro|sat|el|lite «MY kroh SAT uh lyt», noun. a small artificial satellite: »The satellites, called “microsats,” will weigh only 20 pounds each and will occupy a volume of about one gallon (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
an|ti|sat|el|lite — «AN tee SAT uh lyt», adjective. able or intended to be able to seek out and destroy an artificial satellite: »The Air Force successfully carried off another space feat…that presaged the day of antisatellite weapons (Wall Street Journal) … Useful english dictionary
hy|per|var|i|a|ble min|i|sat|el|lite — «HY puhr VAIR ee uh buhl MIHN ee SAT uh lyt», any of a class of short segments of satellite DNA, containing repeating sequences of base pairs whose number varies from individual to individual: »Since hypervariable minisatellites are completely… … Useful english dictionary
met-sat|el|lite — «MEHT SAT uh lyt», noun. = weather satellite. (Cf. ↑weather satellite) ╂[< met(eorological) satellite] … Useful english dictionary
sub|sat|el|lite — «suhb SAT uh lyt», noun. an object carried into orbit inside an artificial earth satellite and then ejected: »... a subsatellite carrying particle detectors and a magnetometer (New Scientist) … Useful english dictionary
sat·el·lite — /ˈsætəˌlaıt/ noun, pl lites 1 a [count] : an object (such as a moon) that moves around a much larger planet 1 b : a machine that is sent into space and that moves around the earth, moon, sun, or a planet ◇ Satellites are used for radio,… … Useful english dictionary
lite — lith·i·oph·i·lite; lon·gu·lite; loy·o·lite; lu·cul·lite; mal·a·co·lite; man·ga·no·phyl·lite; ma·ri·a·lite; mar·mo·lite; mel·i·lite; mel·li·lite; mel·lite; men·i·lite; mer·cal·lite; meso·lite; me·tab·o·lite; me·te·or·o·lite; me·trop·o·lite;… … English syllables
sat — dev·i·sat; lang·sat; len·sat·ic; me·sat·i·pel·lic; na·sat; or·sat; sat·el·lit·ed; sat·el·lit·ism; sat·el·lit·osis; sat·i·nay; sat·i·né; sat·in·et; sat·in·ize; sat·iny; sat·ire; sat·i·rist; sat·i·rize; sat·i·riz·er; sat·is·da·tion;… … English syllables
mi|cro|sat — «MY kroh sat» or mi|cro|sat|el|lite «MY kroh SAT uh lyt», noun. a small artificial satellite: »The satellites, called “microsats,” will weigh only 20 pounds each and will occupy a volume of about one gallon (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
