English · Word Candidate

satellite

/ˈsætəlaɪ̯t/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: satellites · satelliting · satellited

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mặt trăng hoặc vật thể nhỏ khác quay quanh vật thể lớn hơn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A man-made apparatus designed to be placed in orbit around a celestial body, generally to relay information, data etc. to Earth.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thiết bị nhân tạo được đặt vào quỹ đạo quanh thiên thể để truyền thông tin

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

Many telecommunication satellites orbit at 36000km above the equator.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To transmit by satellite.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Truyền bằng vệ tinh

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Verb

Examples

It had to speed up its efforts to participate in the international satellite television market. In the summer of 1986 it began satelliting TV programs to Africa, and in early 1987, to Asia and twenty countries in Latin America […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To orbit, like a satellite

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Quay quanh như vệ tinh

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Verb

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “satellite” mean?

A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.

Is “satellite” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.