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asteroid

as·ter·oid
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [as-tuh-roid]
    • /ˈæs təˌrɔɪd/
    • /ˈæs.tər.ɔɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [as-tuh-roid]
    • /ˈæs təˌrɔɪd/

Definitions of asteroid word

  • countable noun asteroid An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter. 3
  • noun asteroid any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Their diameters range from 930 kilometres (Ceres) to less than one kilometre 3
  • noun asteroid any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea; a starfish 3
  • adjective asteroid of, relating to, or belonging to the class Asteroidea 3
  • adjective asteroid shaped like a star 3
  • adjective asteroid starlike; shaped like a star or starfish 3
See all 15 definitions of asteroid

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Origin of asteroid

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805, asteroid is from the Greek word asteroeidḗs starry, starlike. See asterisk, -oid

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Parts of speech for Asteroid

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Asteroid

asteroid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for asteroid

noun asteroid

  • sphere — Geometry. a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 . the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
  • earth — (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
  • globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
  • world — the earth or globe, considered as a planet.
  • marble — Alice, 1913–90, U.S. tennis player.
All 16 Synonyms of asteroid

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Related words

  • amor asteroid

    one of a small group of asteroids whose orbits approach but do not cross that of the earth: named after the first such asteroid discovered (1932).

  • apollo asteroid

    one of a number of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth.

  • aten asteroid

    one of a small group of asteroids whose orbits cross that of the earth and whose semimajor axes are smaller than that of the earth.

  • hermes

    the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft. Compare Mercury (def 3).

  • icarus

    Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.

  • asteroid belt

    the concentrations of asteroids that move around the sun mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
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