minor planet

noun Astronomy.

asteroid(def 1).

Origin of minor planet

First recorded in 1860–65

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British Dictionary definitions for minor planet

minor planet

noun

another name for asteroid (def. 1)

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minor planet in Science

minor planet

[mī′nər]

See asteroid.