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The asteroid travels around the Sun.
What does Asteroid mean?
a small rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun.
Dictionary definition
A small rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun, most commonly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Asteroid in a sentence
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Many asteroids orbit in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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Scientists study an asteroid's orbit and composition to understand the early solar system and assess impact risk.
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Practice 1
What is an asteroid?
Asteroids are small solar-system bodies composed mainly of rock or metal.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses asteroid correctly?
Asteroids are rocky or metallic bodies that spacecraft can study.
Practice 3
What can happen if a small piece breaks from an asteroid?
Fragments from asteroids can become meteoroids.
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Asteroid
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WordAsteroid.
Partnoun.
MeaningAsteroid means a small rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun.
ExampleExample: The asteroid travels around the Sun.
Word breakdown
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- Syllables
- as · tuh · royd
- Strongest beat
- as
- Ending
- royd
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on as.
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Synonyms
Words like Asteroid
minor planetA broader astronomical category that includes many asteroids and similar bodies orbiting the Sun.
space rockAn informal broad term often used for an asteroid, though it can also describe meteoroids and other rocky objects.
small solar-system bodyA broader technical category that includes asteroids, comets, and similar objects.
Antonym review
Does Asteroid have an opposite?
Asteroid names a kind of astronomical object and has no direct antonym. Planets, stars, and comets are different objects, not opposites.
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Word family
Asteroid word family
Base word
asteroid
noun
asteroids
More than one asteroid.
adjective
asteroidal
Related to or resembling an asteroid.
adjective
asteroid-like
Having properties similar to an asteroid.
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Hint for students
An asteroid is a rocky or metallic object orbiting the Sun; smaller fragments can become meteoroids.
Common mix-up
Asteroids are not meteors. An asteroid is an object in space, while meteor names the light seen when a meteoroid enters an atmosphere.
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Compare asteroid, comet, meteoroid, meteor, and meteorite. Which words describe an object, and which describes a light event?
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