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asteroid Definition


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asteroid
noun
    1. Any of thousands of small rocky objects, 1km to 1000km in diameter, that orbit around the Sun, mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Also called minor planet.
adj
    1. Star-shaped.
Etymology: Early 19c: from Greek asteroeides star-like.



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