planetoid
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8.4
- noun
- /ˈplænɪtɔɪd/
- Specialized
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planetoide
- The telescope revealed a small, rocky planetoid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter.
- planetoid Sedna
- dark planetoid
- rocky planetoid
Plus I've got a whole bunch of little pennies, little spaceman with a planetoid on their chest.
- Plus I've got a whole bunch of little pennies, little spaceman with a planetoid on their chest.
Examples
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Astronomers discovered a new planetoid that could provide clues about the early solar system.
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No need to let anyone else know about the incredible technology concealed on this planetoid.
Fiction book (2001) -
Suddenly, they were at the planetoid.
Fiction book (1992) -
KIRK: What do you make of that planetoid beyond?
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But there is a nearby planetoid.
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News would cross the Triple by day's end, probably even reach the planetoid communities.
Fiction book (1993) -
Reinhart looked around with interest, having never seen the surface of the planetoid before.
Fiction book (2001) -
They arrived at the planetoid.
Fiction book (1992) -
Oh, a small planetoid.
Fiction book (1992) -
These coordinates are deep inside Regula, a planetoid we know to be lifeless.
Synonyms
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5.0
A small rocky or metal body that orbits the Sun, often between Mars and Jupiter
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4.4
A natural object in space like a star or planet that you can see in the sky
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6.4
A small body that orbits the Sun, like an asteroid
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word planetoid comes from planet plus the ending -oid, where -oid means 'like'. So a planetoid is a 'planet-like' small body that moves around the sun, like an asteroid.