Définition de « asteroid » en Anglais

noun

1. (astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.

2. (astronomy) In the Solar system, such a body that orbits within the orbit of Jupiter

noun

1. (zoology) Any member of the taxonomic class Asteroidea; a starfish.