minor planet

[ mahy-ner plan-it ]

/ ˈmaɪ nər ˈplæn ɪt /

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noun Astronomy.

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Origin of minor planet

First recorded in 1860–65

Words nearby minor planet

minor order, minor orders, minor party, minor penalty, minor piece, minor planet, minor premise, Minor Prophet, minor scale, minor seminary, minor sentence

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How to use minor planet in a sentence

Let b be the longitude of a minor planet in the initial epoch, that is to say, the epoch zero.
The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
The minor planet Andromache, immediately interior to the critical distance 3.51, has elements somewhat remarkable.
The Asteroids|Daniel Kirkwood
After ten hours they saw the huge Jupiter Equilateral orbit-ship looming up in the viewscreen like a minor planet.
Gold in the Sky|Alan Edward Nourse
Dr. Palisa finds that the recently discovered minor planet (1905 QY) varies in light to a considerable extent.
Astronomical Curiosities|J. Ellard Gore

This is the real source of the value of the minor planet method.
The Story of the Heavens|Robert Stawell Ball

British Dictionary definitions for minor planet

minor planet

noun

another name for asteroid (def. 1)

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Scientific definitions for minor planet

minor planet

[ mī′nər ]

See asteroid.