Definizione monolingua

asteroid

asteroid (plural asteroids)

1. (astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star
2. (astronomy) In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter
   • 2007, Hannu Karttunen et al. editor, Fundamental Astronomy, edition 5, page 131:

     The orbital planes of asteroids, minor bodies that circle the Sun mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, are often more tilted ...

3. (zoology) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish

Definizione dizionario asteroid

	asteroide
	astronomy
	A small, mostly rocky body orbiting the Sun.

	planetoide
	astronomy
	A small, mostly rocky body orbiting the Sun.

	pianetino
	astronomy

Altri significati:

(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish.

(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, smaller than a planet, orbiting a star.