noun Download 🔗Share An asteroid of any size Examples : "1979 Tsunami generation by pelagic planetoid impact" astronomy space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An asteroid-like body in an orbit beyond the asteroid belt, such as a centaur or Kuiper belt object Examples : "Astronomers classify Eris, a distant object in the Kuiper belt, as a planetoid because it orbits the Sun far beyond Neptune. " astronomy space science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A larger, planetary, body in orbit around the Sun, such as Vesta or (candidate) dwarf planets such Eris or Sedna Examples : "1991 Optimal trajectories for an ion driven spacecraft from earth to the planetoid Vesta" astronomy space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A dwarf planet Examples : "Pluto is a planetoid, not a full-fledged planet. " astronomy space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading