Planet vs. Satellite

Planetnoun

Each of the seven major bodies which move relative to the fixed stars in the night sky—the Moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.

Planetnoun

(astronomy) A body which orbits the Sun directly and is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (effectively meaning a spheroid) and to dominate its orbit; specifically, the eight major bodies of Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. (Pluto was considered a planet until 2006 and has now been reclassified as a dwarf planet.)

Planetnoun

A large body which directly orbits any star (or star cluster) but which has not attained nuclear fusion.

Planetnoun

In phrases such as the planet, this planet, sometimes refers to the Earth.

Planetnoun

A celestial body which revolves about the sun in an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and by having a less eccentric orbit. See Solar system.

Planetnoun

A star, as influencing the fate of a men.

Planetnoun

any of the celestial bodies (other than comets or satellites) that revolve around the sun in the solar system

Planetnoun

a person who follows or serves another

Planetnoun

a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.

Planetnoun

the earth

Planetnoun

a celestial body distinguished from the fixed stars by having an apparent motion of its own (including the moon and sun), especially with reference to its supposed influence on people and events

Planet

A planet is an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and – according to the International Astronomical Union but not all planetary scientists – has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.The term planet is ancient, with ties to history, astrology, science, mythology, and religion. Apart from Earth itself, five planets in the Solar System are often visible to the naked eye.

Satellitenoun

A moon or other smaller body orbiting a larger one.

Satellitenoun

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

Satellitenoun

A country, state, office, building etc. which is under the jurisdiction, influence, or domination of another body.

Satellitenoun

An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman.

Satellitenoun

Satellite TV; reception of television broadcasts via services that utilize man-made satellite technology.

Satellitenoun

(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".

Satellitenoun

An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful person; hence, an obsequious dependent.

Satellitenoun

A secondary planet which revolves about another planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See Solar system, under Solar.

Satelliteadjective

Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those which accompany the arteries.

Satellitenoun

man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon

Satellitenoun

a person who follows or serves another

Satellitenoun

any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star

Satelliteverb

broadcast or disseminate via satellite

Satelliteadjective

surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power;

Satellite

In the context of spaceflight, a satellite is an object that has been intentionally placed into orbit. These objects are called artificial satellites to distinguish them from natural satellites such as Earth's Moon.