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asteroid

as·ter·oid

asteroid

 
pronunciation:
ae st roId
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part of speech: noun
definition: a small, rocky, planet-like body that circles the sun and is mostly found between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars. The size of an asteroid can vary from very tiny to six hundred miles across.
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derivation: asteroidal (adj.)
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