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Word | Asteroid |
Italian Meaning | asteroide |
shaped like a star / any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) / A starlike body / small planet / 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 ) especially 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. / any one of thousands of small planets that circle around the sun, | |
Usage | ⇒ Asteroids have become commonplace to the readers of interstellar travel stories in science fiction magazines. ⇒ Most asteroids are found between Mars and Jupiter. ⇒ Ceres was initially considered to be a planet until other asteroids with similar orbits were found. |
Synonyms | planetoid, minor planet, earth, iris, planet, star-shaped, angled, angular, angulate, radiation, satellite, asteroids, aurora particles, blackout, celestial body, cosmic particles, cosmic ray bombardment, crowd, cycle, hebe, |
Antonyms | rounded, |
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