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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesasteroide
Pronunciation / Transliteration: as-te-ro-i-de
"L'asteroide è stato osservato da un telescopio spaziale."
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A small rocky body orbiting the sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
"NASA has launched a mission to study the asteroid that is expected to pass close to Earth next year." - 2
Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that travel through space.
"The asteroid belt contains millions of asteroids, some of which may contain valuable minerals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'asteroid' originates from the Greek word 'asteroeides', meaning 'star-like', which was used in the early 19th century to describe small celestial bodies that orbit the sun, resembling stars in appearance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Asteroid" is said worldwide
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astéroïde
Transliteration: as-te-ro-id
"L'astéroïde a été découvert par un astronome amateur."
Asteroid
Transliteration: as-te-royd
"Der Asteroid wird in den nächsten Monaten die Erde passieren."
asteroide
Transliteration: as-te-ro-i-de
"L'asteroide è stato osservato da un telescopio spaziale."
asteroide
Transliteration: as-te-ro-i-de
"El asteroide se acercará a la Tierra en el próximo año."
asteroide
Transliteration: as-te-ro-i-de
"O asteroide foi descoberto por cientistas em um telescópio."
ऐस्टेरॉइड
Transliteration: aisṭerā'īḍ
"ऐस्टेरॉइड का अध्ययन करने के लिए एक मिशन भेजा गया है।"
小行星
Transliteration: xiǎo xíng xīng
"科学家们发现了一颗新的小行星。"
소행성
Transliteration: sohaengseong
"소행성이 지구에 가까워지고 있습니다."
小惑星
Transliteration: shōwakusei
"小惑星の研究が進んでいます。"
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