ALL meanings of asteroid
as·ter·oid
A a - 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
- noun asteroid any of the thousands of small planets ranging from 1,000 km (621 mi) to less than one km (0.62 mi) in diameter, with orbits usually between those of Mars and Jupiter; minor planet; planetoid 3
- noun asteroid starfish 3
- noun asteroid (astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star. 1
- noun asteroid astronomy: small planet 1
- noun asteroid Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter. 1
- noun asteroid Zoology. an asteroidean; a starfish. 1
- adjective asteroid starlike. 1
- noun asteroid (astronomy) In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter. 0
- noun asteroid (zoology) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish. 0