asteroid

noun/ˈæstərɔɪd/

Frequency rank: #7,099 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a small rocky body that orbits the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

Illustration for the English word “asteroid”

Example sentence

Scientists watched closely as the asteroid passed between Earth and the Moon.

Synonyms & related words

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