Asteroid

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Asteroid

[asteʁoˈiːt]

Rhymes with iːt

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zusammengesetzt aus griechisch ἀστήρ (astēr^☆) ^(→ grc) „Stern“ und Suffix -oid (von griechisch -οειδής (-oeidēs^☆) ^(→ grc) „ähnlich“)

noun Asteroid · Asteroiden

kleines, planetenähnliches Objekt, welches sich auf einer Keplerschen Umlaufbahn um die Sonne bewegt Asteroiden sind mit bloßem Auge nicht zu beobachten.

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asteroid astronomy: a naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet an

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@misc{asteroid_2026,
  title = {Asteroid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/asteroid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}