noun Download 🔗Share Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish Examples : "The marine biologist studied the asteroid's five arms carefully. " animal biology ocean astronomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and is not a comet, that orbits a star Examples : "Scientists track the paths of asteroids in space to predict if any might get close to Earth. " astronomy space science geology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter Examples : "Astronomers track the paths of each asteroid to predict if any might get close to Earth. " astronomy space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading