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Trojan asteroid

Trojan asteroid noun: an asteroid occupying the Trojan points of the Sun-Jupiter system.

Noun

Trojan asteroid (plural Trojan asteroids)

  1. an asteroid occupying the Trojan points of the Sun-Jupiter system
  2. by extension, any asteroid occupying a Trojan point

Synonyms of Trojan asteroid

Forms of Trojan asteroid

pluralTrojan asteroids

Origin of Trojan asteroid

Derived from the names of the first three Trojan asteroids found (Achilles, Patroclus, Hektor)

Words formed from Trojan asteroid

Questions about Trojan asteroid

What does Trojan asteroid mean?
Trojan asteroid means an asteroid occupying the Trojan points of the Sun-Jupiter system.
What part of speech is Trojan asteroid?
Trojan asteroid is a noun.
What is the plural of Trojan asteroid?
The plural of Trojan asteroid is Trojan asteroids.

Words near Trojan asteroid in the dictionary

  1. Troise
  2. Troisi
  3. Troisis
  4. Troisvierges
  5. trojan
  6. Trojan asteroid
  7. Trojan asteroids
  8. Trojan horse
  9. Trojan horsed
  10. Trojan horses
  11. Trojan horsing

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