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Definition of Asteroid

1. Noun. Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter).

Definition of Asteroid

1. n. A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also planetoids and minor planets.

Definition of Asteroid

1. Noun. (astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star ¹

2. Noun. (astronomy) In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter ¹

3. Noun. (zoology) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Asteroid

1. a type of celestial body [n -S]

Medical Definition of Asteroid

1. Resembling a star. Origin: G. Aster, star, + eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Asteroid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1898)
"But as the orbit of the asteroid cuts the plane of the ecliptic at an angle of 253, and that of Mars at an angle of V 51', then the probability that ..."

2. Galileo, the Tour Guide: A Summary of the Mission to Date edited by Jean H. Aichele (1997)
"asteroid 951 Gaspra was the next target after Earth-1. ... Imaging of the asteroid started at one Gaspra "day" (7 hours and 3 minutes) before closest ..."

3. Transactions by Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society (1851)
"On the Vitality of the Axis of asteroid Zoophytes. BY RICHARD Q. COUCH, MRCS, ... the solid axis of the asteroid Zoophytes, as extravascular and inorganic. ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1857)
""Anatomical Description of a Species of asteroid Polypes, probably forming ... 174° 37' 45" E.), July 4, 1855, a very beautiful branched asteroid Zoophyte, ..."

5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1885)
"THE AVERAGE asteroid ORBIT AND THE asteroid RING. By Prof. ... Tins paper treats the asteroid system on the principles of averages ; 230 orbits are employed ..."

6. Report of the Annual Meeting (1858)
"On the Discovery of the asteroid, No. 46, on the 17th of August, 1857, by Mr. Pogson, at Oxford. By Dr. LEE, FRS Dr. Lee said, on the morning of the l?th of ..."

7. Calendar of the Sparks Manuscripts in Harvard College Library: With an ...by Justin Winsor by Justin Winsor (1886)
"Discovery of asteroid Palisa (237). 30 June. — 40. Orbit« and observations Comet Brooks. — 41. Identity of Comet Brooks and Comet 1812. 21 Sept. ..."

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