asteroid

A small celestial body composed of rock and metal that orbits the sun, primarily found in the region between Mars and Jupiter.

• 🇷🇺Небольшое каменистое тело, вращающееся вокруг Солнца, в основном находящееся в поясе астероидов между Марсом и Юпитером, размером от нескольких метров до сотен километров.

1. Small rocky body in space B2 formal scientific

   A small rocky or metallic body that orbits the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.

   • The asteroid belt contains millions of rocky objects.
   • Scientists tracked a large asteroid passing near Earth.
   • An asteroid impact is believed to have caused the extinction of dinosaurs.

   🇷🇺Небольшое каменистое тело в космосе

   Synonyms: minor planetplanetoid

• asteroids plural form
• asteroids' possessive plural form
• asteroid's possessive singular form