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microplanetoid

noun

Etymology

From micro- + planetoid.

  1. derived from πλανάω — “wander about, stray”
  2. derived from πλανήτης — “wanderer”
  3. derived from planeta
  4. derived from planete
  5. inherited from planete
  6. suffixed as planetoid — “planet + oid”
  7. prefixed as microplanetoid — “micro + planetoid”

Definitions

  1. An astronomical body smaller than a planetoid, such as an asteroid or planetesimal.

    • I mean, the Fomalhauters weren't having enough problems with the repairs to their exhaust duct—their StarGrazer'd taken a hit from a rogue microplanetoid—then this earthbound yo-yo tries to put a goddam drift netter up their tailpipe.
    • The loose group of rocks, sand, random molecules, and microplanetoids known as the Hallelujah node was traveling in company around the Sun at a speed of eleven miles per second.
    • Around three hundred meters long and a little less than half as wide, the new shape was much smaller than the microplanetoid configuration.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA