Asteroids

noun

/ˈæstəˌɹoɪdz/

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounAny member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish

2.nounA naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star

3.nounIn the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter

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