Asteroid

['æstərɒɪd] or ['æstərɔɪd]

Definition

(noun.) any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter).

(adj.) shaped like a star .

Typist: Sadie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Small planet.

Typed by Konrad

Definition

n. one of the minor planetary bodies revolving between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.—adj. Asteroid′al.

Checker: Percy