asteroid : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: asteroid	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
asteroid adj shaped like a star Synonym(s): asteroid, star-shaped n any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asteroid \As"ter*oid\, n. [Gr. [?] starlike, starry; 'asth`r star + [?] form: cf. F. ast[82]ro[8b]de. See {Aster}.] 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}.