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asteroid
/ˈæst(ə)ɹɔɪd/
A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape; In the Solar System, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter
- plural
- asteroids
Meanings
- 1
A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape
This asteroid passed close to Earth.
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An asteroid is a bit of rock.
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- 2
In the Solar System, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter
- 3
Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfishrare