microplanetoid
microplanetoid noun: an astronomical body smaller than a planetoid, such as an asteroid or planetesimal.
Noun
microplanetoid (plural microplanetoids)
- An astronomical body smaller than a planetoid, such as an asteroid or planetesimal.
- I mean, the Fomalhauters weren't having enough problems with the repairs to their exhaust duct—their StarGrazer'd taken a hit from a rogue microplanetoid—then this earthbound yo-yo tries to put a goddam drift netter up their tailpipe.1998, Dana Stabenow, Killing Grounds, →ISBN, page 104
- The loose group of rocks, sand, random molecules, and microplanetoids known as the Hallelujah node was traveling in company around the Sun at a speed of eleven miles per second.2009, Robert A. Heinlein, The Rolling Stones, →ISBN
Forms of microplanetoid
| plural | microplanetoids |
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Origin of microplanetoid
From micro- + planetoid.
Questions about microplanetoid
- What does microplanetoid mean?
- Microplanetoid means an astronomical body smaller than a planetoid, such as an asteroid or planetesimal.
- What part of speech is microplanetoid?
- Microplanetoid is a noun.
- What is the plural of microplanetoid?
- The plural of microplanetoid is microplanetoids.
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