About The Word Asteroid
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Asteroid
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What's The Definition Of Asteroid?
[n] any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
[adj] shaped like a star Synonyms | Synonyms for Asteroid: angular | angulate | minor planet | planetoid | star-shaped Related Terms | Find terms related to Asteroid: asteroids | aurora particles | blackout | cosmic particles | cosmic ray bombardment | Earth | inferior planet | intergalactic matter | Jupiter | major planet | Mars | Mercury | meteor dust impacts | meteors | minor planet | Neptune | planet | planetoid | Pluto | radiation | Saturn | secondary planet | solar system | space bullets | superior planet | terrestrial planet | the bends | Uranus | Venus | wanderer | weightlessness See Also | Apollo asteroid | Ceres | Pallas | planet | solar system | Vesta Asteroid In Webster's Dictionary \As"ter*oid\, n. [Gr. ? starlike, starry; 'asth`r star
+ ? form: cf. F. ast['e]ro["i]de. See {Aster}.]
A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose
orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also
{planetoids} and {minor planets}.
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