Meaning & use
satellite disc
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Meanings
nouncountable
A round, bowl-shaped antenna that sends signals to or receives them from a satellite in space.
Grammar: Countable: say a satellite disc or satellite discs.
Patterns
- a satellite disc for something
- install a satellite disc
- a satellite disc receives something
They put a satellite disc on the roof so the family could get more channels.
The storm knocked the satellite disc out of line, and the picture disappeared.
Engineers aimed the satellite disc at a new position in the sky.
nouncountabletechnical
A flat circular object in space that orbits a planet or other body.
Grammar: Countable; often used in scientific writing about moons and rings.
Patterns
- a satellite disc orbiting something
- the satellite disc of a planet
The probe photographed a small satellite disc circling the planet.
Astronomers tracked the satellite disc as it passed behind the larger moon.
Word forms
| plural | satellite discs |
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Common combinations
- install a satellite disc
- A technician came to install a satellite disc on the balcony.
- a satellite disc on the roof
- The satellite disc on the roof was covered in snow.
- point a satellite disc at something
- You have to point the satellite disc at the right part of the sky.
- a satellite disc signal
- Heavy rain can weaken the satellite disc signal.
- a satellite disc receiver
- The satellite disc receiver sits in a box beside the television.
Synonyms and how they differ
Word family
- satellite noun
- An object that orbits a planet, or a machine sent into space to relay signals.
- satellite dish noun
- The American spelling of the same receiving antenna.
Commonly confused: satellite disc or satellite dish? satellite disc or disc?
satellite disc vs satellite dish
This is the same object; "dish" is the standard American spelling, while "disc" is common in British English.
satellite disc vs disc
On its own, "disc" means a flat round object such as a CD or a computer disk, not an antenna.
Practice
Which sentence uses "satellite disc" correctly?
Choose one answer.
A satellite disc is an antenna fixed in place to send or receive signals, so "mounted ... on the roof" fits. Option 0 confuses the antenna with the programs it carries, option 2 describes a drawing rather than the device, and option 3 makes no sense because it is not food.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “satellite disc”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.