planetoid

[ plan-i-toid ]

/ ˈplæn ɪˌtɔɪd /

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noun Astronomy.

asteroid (def. 1).

Origin of planetoid

First recorded in 1795–1805; planet + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM planetoid

plan·et·oi·dal, adjective

Words nearby planetoid

planetary nebula, planetary precession, planetesimal, planetesimal hypothesis, planet gear, planetoid, planetology, plane tree, plane trigonometry, planet-struck, planet wheel

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Example sentences from the Web for planetoid

Your may-be ruler Mercury teams with loving Venus, Monday, squaring Neptune and Chiron, the planetoid of healing.
Horoscopes for June 5-11, 2011|Starsky + Cox|June 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I had every executive on the planetoid jumping before I was through.
A Spaceship Named McGuire|Gordon Randall Garrett
On the surface of the planetoid, giant mushrooming clouds appeared climbing into the airless void.
Danger in Deep Space|Carey Rockwell
Ceres has a pretty respectable gee pull for a planetoid: Three per cent of Standard.
A Spaceship Named McGuire|Gordon Randall Garrett

Then he nudged the Nancy Bell sideways, pushing the bolt down into the planetoid.
Anchorite|Randall Garrett
For gray Roger had not perished in the floods of Nevian energy which had destroyed his planetoid.
Triplanetary|Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for planetoid

planetoid

/ (ˈplænɪˌtɔɪd) /

noun

another name for asteroid (def. 1)

Derived forms of planetoid

planetoidal, adjective

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Scientific definitions for planetoid

planetoid

[ plăn′ĭ-toid′ ]

See asteroid.

单词	planetoid
释义	planetoid [ plan-i-toid ] / ˈplæn ɪˌtɔɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR planetoid ON THESAURUS.COM noun Astronomy. asteroid (def. 1). See also small solar system body. Origin of planetoid First recorded in 1795–1805; planet + -oid OTHER WORDS FROM planetoid plan·et·oi·dal, adjective Words nearby planetoid planetary nebula, planetary precession, planetesimal, planetesimal hypothesis, planet gear, planetoid, planetology, plane tree, plane trigonometry, planet-struck, planet wheel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for planetoid Your may-be ruler Mercury teams with loving Venus, Monday, squaring Neptune and Chiron, the planetoid of healing. Horoscopes for June 5-11, 2011\|Starsky + Cox\|June 4, 2011\|DAILY BEAST I had every executive on the planetoid jumping before I was through. A Spaceship Named McGuire\|Gordon Randall Garrett On the surface of the planetoid, giant mushrooming clouds appeared climbing into the airless void. Danger in Deep Space\|Carey Rockwell Ceres has a pretty respectable gee pull for a planetoid: Three per cent of Standard. A Spaceship Named McGuire\|Gordon Randall Garrett Then he nudged the Nancy Bell sideways, pushing the bolt down into the planetoid. Anchorite\|Randall Garrett For gray Roger had not perished in the floods of Nevian energy which had destroyed his planetoid. Triplanetary\|Edward Elmer Smith British Dictionary definitions for planetoid planetoid / (ˈplænɪˌtɔɪd) / noun another name for asteroid (def. 1) Derived forms of planetoid planetoidal, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to planetoid sphere, earth, globe, world, asteroid, satellite, pumpkin, crescent, half-moon, marble, orb, apple, moon, celestial body, full moon, new moon, old moon, terrene Scientific definitions for planetoid planetoid [ plăn′ĭ-toid′ ] See asteroid. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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planetoid

noun Astronomy.

Origin of planetoid

OTHER WORDS FROM planetoid

Words nearby planetoid

Example sentences from the Web for planetoid

British Dictionary definitions for planetoid

noun

Derived forms of planetoid

Words related to planetoid

Scientific definitions for planetoid