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It would take an extremely large spacecraft to deflect a large asteroid that would be headed directly for the Earth.
Rusty Schweickart

Meaning of "asteroid" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ASTEROID

From Greek asteroeidēs starlike, from astēr a star.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ASTEROID

asteroid  [ˈæstəˌrɔɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ASTEROID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Asteroid can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ASTEROID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Asteroid

Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the inner Solar System. The larger ones have also been called planetoids. These terms have historically been applied to any astronomical object orbiting the Sun that did not show the disk of a planet and was not observed to have the characteristics of an active comet, but as minor planets in the outer Solar System were discovered, their volatile-based surfaces were found to resemble comets more closely and so were often distinguished from traditional asteroids. Thus the term asteroid has come increasingly to refer specifically to the small bodies of the inner Solar System out to the orbit of Jupiter. They are grouped with the outer bodies—centaurs, Neptune trojans, and trans-Neptunian objects—as minor planets, which is the term preferred in astronomical circles. In this article the term "asteroid" refers to the minor planets of the inner Solar System. There are millions of asteroids, many thought to be the shattered remnants of planetesimals, bodies within the young Sun's solar nebula that never grew large enough to become planets.

Definition of asteroid in the English dictionary

The first definition of asteroid in the dictionary is Also called: minor planet, planetoid. any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Their diameters range from 930 kilometres to less than one kilometre. Other definition of asteroid is Also called: asteroidean,. any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea; a starfish. Asteroid is also of, relating to, or belonging to the class Asteroidea.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ASTEROID


acaroid
ˈækəˌrɔɪd
amberoid
ˈæmbəˌrɔɪd
android
ˈændrɔɪd
aneroid
ˈænəˌrɔɪd
Aykroyd
ˈeɪkˌrɔɪd
bacteroid
ˈbæktəˌrɔɪd
diphtheroid
ˈdɪfθəˌrɔɪd
erythroid
ɪˈrɪθrɔɪd
eurypteroid
jʊəˈrɪpθəˌrɔɪd
Freud
frɔɪd
hysteroid
ˈhɪstəˌrɔɪd
lemuroid
ˈlɛmjʊˌrɔɪd
meteoroid
ˈmiːtɪəˌrɔɪd
pityroid
ˈpɪtɪˌrɔɪd
Polaroid
ˈpəʊləˌrɔɪd
porphyroid
ˈpɔːfɪˌrɔɪd
saccharoid
ˈsækəˌrɔɪd
steroid
ˈstɪərɔɪd
thyroid
ˈθaɪrɔɪd
tuberoid
ˈtjuːbəˌrɔɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ASTEROID

asteism
aster
astereognosis
asteria
asteriated
asterid
asteridian
asterisk
asteriskless
asterism
Asterix
astern
asternal
asteroid belt
asteroidal
asteroidean
astert
asthenia
asthenic
asthenopia

WORDS THAT END LIKE ASTEROID

anabolic steroid
antithyroid
astroid
centroid
chancroid
choleroid
euthyroid
hemispheroid
hyperthyroid
ketosteroid
near-earth asteroid
Negroid
nonsteroid
orthopteroid
parathyroid
pyrethroid
scleroid
spheroid
theroid
Trojan asteroid

Synonyms and antonyms of asteroid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ASTEROID»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «asteroid» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of asteroid

Translation of «asteroid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ASTEROID

Find out the translation of asteroid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of asteroid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «asteroid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小行星
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

asteroide
570 millions of speakers

English

asteroid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्षुद्रग्रह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كويكب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

астероид
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

asteroide
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রহাণু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

astéroïde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Asteroid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Asteroid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小惑星
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소행성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Asteroid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiểu hành tinh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உடுக்கோள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लघुग्रह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asteroit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

asteroide
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

asteroida
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

астероїд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

asteroid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αστεροειδής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

asteroïde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

asteroid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

asteroide
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of asteroid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ASTEROID»

The term «asteroid» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.534 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ASTEROID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about asteroid

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10 QUOTES WITH «ASTEROID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word asteroid.
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Robert T. Bakker
It was not an asteroid or comet, because it would have killed everything.
2
Brian May
I despise the Lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid.
3
Nathan Myhrvold
There is a one-in-300 chance that Earth will be struck on March 16, 2880, by an asteroid large enough to destroy civilization and possibly cause the extinction of the human race. But, on the bright side, Prince could re-release his hit song with the new refrain 'We're gonna party like its twenty-eight seventy-nine.'
4
Larry Niven
We need to take command of the solar system to gain that wealth, and to escape the sea of paper our government is becoming, and for some decent chance of stopping a Dinosaur Killer asteroid.
5
Timothy Noah
What if an asteroid were to strike planet Earth? What could we possibly do to prevent it? However many guys we have working on this problem, it can't possibly be enough.
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Bill Nye
If the Earth gets hit by an asteroid, it's game over. It's control-alt-delete for civilization.
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Ellen Ochoa
We are involved in technology development for, you know, missions that we hope to plan that would take us to an asteroid and eventually to Mars.
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Rusty Schweickart
It would take an extremely large spacecraft to deflect a large asteroid that would be headed directly for the Earth.
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Rusty Schweickart
By preventing dangerous asteroid strikes, we can save millions of people, or even our entire species. And, as human beings, we can take responsibility for preserving this amazing evolutionary experiment of which we and all life on Earth are a part.
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Rusty Schweickart
We have the capability - physically, technically - to protect the Earth from asteroid impacts. We are now able to very slightly and subtly reshape the solar system in order to enhance human survival.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ASTEROID»

Discover the use of asteroid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to asteroid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Asteroid
What can one group of friends do when all of humanity faces extinction? An asteroid is hurtling to Earth which could destroy everything on the planet. Josh, Dave and Zack are determined to save the world and its people.
Malcolm Rose, 2013
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The Asteroid
In the age of dinosaurs lived a little furry mammal called Tor. As Tor was so little she always had to hide from the dinosaurs. But one day an asteroid hit earth and it grew colder and colder and all the dinosaurs started dying.
Hugh Price, Hugh Price, Beverley Randell, Ben Spiby, Beverley Randell, 1998
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The Wailing Asteroid
THE PUBLIC ABRUPTLY ceased to be interested in news of the signals.
Murray Leinster, 2010
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Asteroid: Earth Destroyer Or New Frontier?
A look at the creation and composition of asteroids and the frightening eventuality of a collision with the earth.
Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney, 2003
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Doomsday Asteroid: Can We Survive?
What would happen if another giant asteroid found itself on a collision course with Earth?This is the most comprehensive current book for general readers to address the threats and potential benefits of asteroids.
Donald William Cox, 1996
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Comet and Asteroid Impact Hazards on a Populated Earth: ...
This is the first realistic assessment of both the mean casualty rate and the expected statistical fluctuations in that rate.
John S. Lewis, 2000
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Shmadiggle and the Imagination Asteroid
The book is one of an "inter-active" series of books called, "Imagine That!" in which reader-listeners are encouraged to draw or cut and paste, their own illustrations on the blank page following each section of the story.
Claudia Carroll, 2008
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Master of the Asteroid
The Selenite was one of the first space vessels the fate of its astronauts and the mysterious asteroid they landed on was a strange tale...excerptMan's conquest of the interplanetary gulfs has been fraught with many tragedies.
Clark Ashton Smith, 2011
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Comet/Asteroid Impacts and Human Society: An ...
Is the Great Depression a good model for the economic collapse that could follow a NEO catastrophe? This volume provides a necessary link between various disciplines and comet/asteroid impacts.
Peter T. Bobrowsky, Hans Rickman, 2007
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The Aftermath: Book Four of The Asteroid Wars
Running a galactic ore carrier with his family in the wake of the Asteroid Wars, Victor Zacharius flies their ship into the middle of a military attack and bravely saves his family, only to find himself in the clutches of the seductive ...
Ben Bova, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ASTEROID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term asteroid is used in the context of the following news items.
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How close is obliteration by asteroid?
An asteroid impact, on the other hand, could render us extinct. Sixty-six million years ago, the Chicxulub asteroid killed off the dinosaurs. «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
2
Researchers plan for global armageddon threats
But a campaign to push the rock, known as an asteroid, off course could shatter it, possibly widening the devastation, if not done correctly,. «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
3
Dazzling Video Shows What The Night Sky Would Look Like If You …
If you think asteroids are rare, it's only because they're so small and dark and hard to see. An eye-opening new video (above) shows what the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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High-schoolers track asteroid movement in elite program at CU …
Unless, of course, an asteroid was flying toward the lab. But the students insist we're all safe. "At the end of this five weeks," says Kalra, "we'll let ... «Boulder Daily Camera, Jul 15»
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Incredible 'asteroid deflection shield' designed by scientists to blast …
The amazing cutting-edge plan is designed to save the planet from a catastrophic asteroid strike which experts fear could even wipe out human ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
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See the Asteroid That Came Close to Earth
Astronauts and scientists kicked off the inaugural celebration of Asteroid Day with a talk on asteroid hunting and a live telescope view of the ... «TIME, Jul 15»
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Here Are Our Options For Stopping A Killer Asteroid
Massive asteroid heading our way? We have options, apparently. Just how viable they are -- well, let's hope we never have to find out. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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'Pyramid-shaped' mountain found on asteroid
It's a 3-mile high mountain, all by itself, on the surface of Ceres, the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, that NASA's ... «KRMG, Jul 15»
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Asteroid Day To Raise Awareness For Unidentified Space Threats …
June 30th marks the first ever "Asteroid Day". As Matt Sampson explains it was organized by a group of astronomers and astronauts to highlight ... «The Weather Channel, Jun 15»
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How do you vacuum an asteroid traveling 63000 mph?
Today is National Asteroid Day, and to celebrate, we're going to fast forward to 2018, when the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is slated to vacuum up ... «PBS NewsHour, Jun 15»

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