ASTEROIDS

Noun

asteroids

plural of asteroid

Source: Wiktionary


ASTEROID

As"ter*oid, n. Etym: [Gr. astéroïde. See Aster.]

Definition: A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also planetoids and minor planets.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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TRUNCATION

(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)


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