planetoid
Origin of planetoid
1Other words from planetoid
- plan·et·oi·dal, adjective
- See also small solar system body.
Words Nearby planetoid
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How to use planetoid in a sentence
We are talking about planetoid bodies, such as 16 Psyche, with the raw potential to unlock wealth worth more than the global economy.
The Game Has Changed: Why We Need New Rules for Space Exploration | Peter Cabral | March 3, 2021 | Singularity HubYour may-be ruler Mercury teams with loving Venus, Monday, squaring Neptune and Chiron, the planetoid of healing.
Over and over, the same words, the same thought images which they formed; of Cain, of this hell-planetoid itself.
The Women-Stealers of Thrayx | Fox B. HoldenAccording to its orbit and location, and the spectroscopic table of its mineral resources, it was a choice planetoid indeed.
The Planetoid of Peril | Paul ErnstHere upon this little planetoid were several of the gigantic inhabitants of the world that we were going to attack.
Edison's Conquest of Mars | Garrett Putnam Serviss
All eyes were on the tiny rocket scout as its jets, roaring into life, lifted free of the pirate planetoid.
On the Trail of the Space Pirates | Carey RockwellWith a ship like that, you could run through a planetoid without hurting the hull.
Islands of Space | John W Campbell
British Dictionary definitions for planetoid
/ (ˈplænɪˌtɔɪd) /
another name for asteroid (def. 1)
Derived forms of planetoid
- planetoidal, adjective
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Scientific definitions for planetoid
[ plăn′ĭ-toid′ ]
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