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satellite imagery

noun

Definition of satellite imagery

: pictures taken from satellites
  • They used satellite imagery to see the ice caps.

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satellite play

  1. : a hired agent or obsequious follower : minion, sycophant

  2. : a celestial body orbiting another of larger size

  3. : a manufactured object or vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body

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imagery play

  1. : the product of image makers : images

  2. : pictures produced by an imaging system

  3. : figurative language

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