Asteroid — (243) Ida mit Mond Dactyl … Deutsch Wikipedia
Asteroid — As ter*oid, n. [Gr. ? starlike, starry; asth r star + e i^dos form: cf. F. ast[ e]ro[ i]de. See {Aster}.] A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; called also {planetoids} and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
asteroid — 1802, coined probably by German born English astronomer William Herschel (1738 1822) from Gk. asteroeides star like, from aster star (see ASTRO (Cf. astro )) + eidos form, shape (see OID (Cf. oid)) … Etymology dictionary
asteroid — [as′tər oid΄] adj. [Gr asteroeidēs < astēr, STAR + eidēs, OID] starlike; shaped like a star or starfish n. 1. any of the thousands of small planets ranging from 1,000 km (621 mi) to less than one km (0.62 mi) in diameter, with orbits usually… … English World dictionary
Asteroid — For the arcade video game, see Asteroids (video game). For other uses, see Asteroid (disambiguation). A composite image, to scale, of the asteroids that have been imaged at high resolution. As of 2011 they are, from largest to smallest: 4 Vesta,… … Wikipedia
asteroid — I. noun Etymology: Greek asteroeidēs starlike, from aster , astēr Date: 1802 1. any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter 2. starfish • asteroidal adjective II. adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
asteroid — Resembling a star. [G. aster, star, + eidos, resemblance] * * * as·ter·oid as tə .rȯid adj resembling a star * * * as·ter·oid (asґtər oid) [aster + oid] star shaped; resembling the aster … Medical dictionary
aster- — combining form or astero Etymology: Greek, from aster , astēr : star asteroid Asterolepis … Useful english dictionary
asteroid — adj. [Gr. aster, star; eidos, form] 1. Refers to starlike or resembling a star. 2. (ECHINODERMATA) A stellate echinoderm of the subclass Asteroidea … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
asteroid — noun /ˈæstəroɪd/ a) A naturally occurring solid object, smaller than a planet, orbiting a star. b) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish. See Also: aster, asterisk, asterism … Wiktionary
