planetoid

[ plan-i-toid ]

/ ˈplæn ɪˌtɔɪd /

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noun Astronomy.

an asteroid.

Origin of planetoid

First recorded in 1795–1805; planet + -oid

OTHER WORDS FROM planetoid

plan·et·oi·dal, adjective

Words nearby planetoid

planetary, planetary nebula, planetary precession, planetesimal, planetesimal hypothesis, planetoid, planetology, planform, plangent, planh, plani-

Example sentences from the Web for planetoid

Your may-be ruler Mercury teams with loving Venus, Monday, squaring Neptune and Chiron, the planetoid of healing.

Horoscopes for June 5-11, 2011 |Starsky + Cox |June 4, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
I had every executive on the planetoid jumping before I was through.

A Spaceship Named McGuire |Gordon Randall Garrett
On the surface of the planetoid, giant mushrooming clouds appeared climbing into the airless void.

Danger in Deep Space |Carey Rockwell
Ceres has a pretty respectable gee pull for a planetoid: Three per cent of Standard.

A Spaceship Named McGuire |Gordon Randall Garrett

Then he nudged the Nancy Bell sideways, pushing the bolt down into the planetoid.

Anchorite |Randall Garrett
For gray Roger had not perished in the floods of Nevian energy which had destroyed his planetoid.

Triplanetary |Edward Elmer Smith

British Dictionary definitions for planetoid

planetoid

/ (ˈplænɪˌtɔɪd) /

noun

another name for asteroid (def. 1)

Derived forms of planetoid

planetoidal, adjective

Scientific definitions for planetoid

planetoid

[ plăn′ĭ-toid′ ]

See asteroid.

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planetoid

noun Astronomy.

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noun

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planetoid

noun Astronomy.

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