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asteroid
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun asteroid has 1 sense
- asteroid(n = noun.object) Array - any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter); Array has particulars: chiron
is a kind of minor planet, planetoid
Derived forms adjective asteroid1, adjective asteroidal1
Adjective asteroid has 1 sense
- asteroid(s = adj.all) star-shaped - shaped like a star; Array Derived form noun asteroid1
CIDE DICTIONARY
asteroid, n. [Gr. starlike, starry; 'asth`r star + e'i^dos form: cf. F. astéroïde. 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 . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
asteroid, n.
1 any of the minor planets revolving round the sun, mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
2 Zool. a starfish.
1 any of the minor planets revolving round the sun, mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
2 Zool. a starfish.
Derivative
asteroidal adj.
Etymology
Gk asteroeides (as ASTER, -OID)
THESAURUS
asteroid
Earth, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Pluto, Saturn, Uranus, Venus, asteroids, aurora particles, blackout, cosmic particles, cosmic ray bombardment, inferior planet, intergalactic matter, major planet, meteor dust impacts, meteors, minor planet, planet, planetoid, radiation, secondary planet, solar system, space bullets, superior planet, terrestrial planet, the bends, wanderer, weightlessness
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