asteroid

Phrases
Signification (Anglais)

  1. A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.
  2. In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter

Concepts

asteroïde

planetoide

petite planète

objet céleste

corps célestre

Fréquence

C1
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈæst(ə)ɹɔɪd/
Étymologie (Anglais)

From aster + -oid, lit. "star-like". Coined by William Herschel.

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