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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Asteroid \As"ter*oid\, n. [Gr. ? starlike, starry; 'asth`r star + ? form: cf F. ast['e]ro["i]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}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: asteroid adj : shaped like a star [syn: {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) [syn: {minor planet}, {planetoid}]
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