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asteroids

/ˈæstəˌɹɔɪdz/

asteroids is the plural of asteroid.

Meaning of asteroid

Noun (1)

asteroid (plural asteroids)

  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.
  2. In the Solar System, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter.
    • The orbital planes of asteroids, minor bodies that circle the Sun mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, are often more tilted ...2007, Hannu Karttunen et al., editors, Fundamental Astronomy, 5th edition, page 131

Noun (2)

asteroid (plural asteroids)

  1. Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish.

Phrases with asteroids

Questions about asteroids

What is asteroids the plural of?
Asteroids is the plural of asteroid.
How do you pronounce asteroids?
Asteroids is pronounced /ˈæstəˌɹɔɪdz/.

Words near asteroids in the dictionary

  1. asteroidean
  2. asteroideans
  3. asteroidian
  4. asteroidians
  5. asteroidlike
  6. asteroids
  7. asteroite
  8. asterolecaniid
  9. asterolecaniids
  10. asterolepid
  11. asterolepidoid

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