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Adjective
/ˈastəˌroid/,
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asteroids, plural;
  1. Relating to echinoderms of the class Asteroidea

Noun
  1. A small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging in size from nearly 600 miles (1,000 km) across (Ceres) to dust particles, are found (as the asteroid belt) esp. between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, though some have more eccentric orbits, and a few pass close to the earth or enter the atmosphere as meteors

  2. An echinoderm of the class Asteroidea; a starfish

  1. any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
  2. shaped like a star
  3. (asteroidal) of or relating to or resembling an asteroid
  4. Asteroids (from Greek, ”star” + “like”, in form), sometimes grouped with Centaurs, Neptune trojans and Trans-Neptunian objects into minor planets or planetoids, are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. ...
  5. Asteroid is a 1997 NBC TV movie about the United States government trying to stop an asteroid colliding with the Earth. It stars Michael Biehn. The movie won the 1997 Emmy Award in category Outstanding Special Visual Effects.
  6. Asteroid was one of the most successful Thoroughbred racehorses in the United States during the 19th century having retired to stud with an undefeated race record.
  7. (Asteroids (computer game)) Asteroids is a video arcade game released in 1979 by Atari Inc. It was one of the most popular and influential games of the Golden Age of Arcade Games. ...
  8. A naturally occurring solid object, smaller than a planet, orbiting a star; Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish
  9. (Asteroids) Approximately five main asteroids are interpreted by some astrologers: Ceres, Juno, Pallas Athena, Vesta, and Chiron.
  10. (Asteroids) are any of thousands of smaller bodies or planetoids that orbit around the Sun. they range in size from 1.6 miles to 480 miles.
  11. (Asteroids) located closer to Mars and Earth that exhibit the same spectra are composed of rocky minerals ("stone") mixed with iron.
  12. One of a number of objects ranging in size from sub-km to about 1000 km, most of which lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter; also called 'minor planet'. ...
  13. A small solar system object in orbit around the sun composed mostly of rock. Many of these objects orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter. Their size can range anywhere from 10 meters in diameter to almost 1000 kilometers.
  14. a large rocky object that orbits a star, but is too small to be a planet. It is found in space.
  15. a rocky chunk of matter in orbit around the sun.
  16. Small, rocky bodies that orbit the Sun, asteroids range in diameter from a few millimeters to over 250 km. Although all asteriods reflect sunlight, only one, Vesta, can be seen with the unaided eye.
  17. An interplanetary body, of varying size not associated with a fixed orbit
  18. boulder to mountain-sized piece of rock remaining from the early solar system. The largest asteroid is only 1000 kilometers across but most are much smaller.
  19. Asteroid is another name for meteoroid. Essentially a large rock in space, the word asteroid literally means "star-like object." Asteroids come in three basic varieties: S-type, made of stone; M-type, made of metal (mostly iron); and C-type, made of carbon. ...
  20. is a rocky object in space that can be a few feet to several hundred miles wide.
  21. an irregularly shaped celestial body made of rock and metal having a diameter of more than 100 metres.
  22. A small object that fits the definition of a planet but, it is considered too small to be called one. Astronomers prefer the terms planetoid (planet-like) or planetesimal (tiny-planet).
  23. One of the many thousand chunks of rock or iron that orbit the Sun, less than 620 miles (1,000 kilometers) across, also known by the older term, minor planet. Most asteroids orbit between Mars and Jupiter, where they formed; but some cross the orbit of Earth.
  24. Also ("planetoid") These are rocky bodies, the vast majority of which orbit the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. It is thought that there must be around 100,000 in all. The largest asteroid is Ceres which has a diameter of 579 miles. ...
  25. Any of the thousands of small planets or Minor Planets.