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Asteroid - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Asteroid : adj : shaped like a star [syn: star-shaped]
(noun)
1: any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and
metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits
of Mars and Jupiter) [syn: minor planet, planetoid]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Asteroid : \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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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