Asteroid (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. any of millions of small celestial objects revolving around the sun, often irregularly shaped and having a great range in size, from as small as 6 feet (2 meters) across to about 620 miles (998 kilometers) across: the vast majority of known asteroids exist within the asteroid belt.
  2. a starfish; an asteroidean.
adjective
  1. starlike.
noun
  1. any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Their diameters range from 930 kilometres (Ceres) to less than one kilometre
  2. any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea; a starfish
adjective Also: asteroidal (ˌæstəˈrɔɪdəl)
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the class Asteroidea
  2. shaped like a star
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