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Atira asteroid

Atira asteroid noun: an asteroid whose orbit lies completely within the orbit of the Earth, and crosses the orbit of Venus.

Noun

Atira asteroid (plural Atira asteroids)

  1. An asteroid whose orbit lies completely within the orbit of the Earth, and crosses the orbit of Venus.

Forms of Atira asteroid

pluralAtira asteroids

Origin of Atira asteroid

Named after the first asteroid discovered in this class, 163693 Atira, named after the Pawnee goddess of the Earth, Atira, from Pawnee Atira, from Pawnee atira (“voc. 'Mother', 'our mother'”).

Questions about Atira asteroid

What does Atira asteroid mean?
Atira asteroid means an asteroid whose orbit lies completely within the orbit of the Earth, and crosses the orbit of Venus.
What part of speech is Atira asteroid?
Atira asteroid is a noun.
What is the plural of Atira asteroid?
The plural of Atira asteroid is Atira asteroids.

Words near Atira asteroid in the dictionary

  1. atiprimod
  2. atiprosin
  3. atiptoe
  4. Atiquizaya
  5. Atira
  6. Atira asteroid
  7. Atira asteroids
  8. Atiras
  9. ATIS
  10. atisane
  11. atisanes

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