Meaning of the word asteroid in English
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asteroid
US /ˈæs.tə.rɔɪd/
UK /ˈæs.tə.rɔɪd/
Noun
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a small rocky body orbiting the sun. Large numbers of these, ranging in size from nearly 1,000 km (620 miles) to dust particles, are found (as the asteroid belt) between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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Scientists are tracking an asteroid that might pass close to Earth.
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The asteroid belt is located between Mars and Jupiter.
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