planetoid

[ plan-i-toid ]

noun

, Astronomy.

1. asteroid ( def 1 ).

planetoid

/ ˈplænɪˌtɔɪd /

noun

1. another name for asteroid

planetoid

/ plăn′ĭ-toid′ /

1. See asteroid

Derived Forms

• ˌplaneˈtoidal, adjective

Other Words From

• plan·et·oi·dal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of planetoid¹

First recorded in 1795–1805; planet + -oid

Example Sentences

And those little planetoids around me are real objects; they’re not projections.

From National Geographic

Needless to say, this means that planetoid Farfarout's journey around the sun is very different from Earth's.

From Salon

From the bite-sized planetoids of Galaxy to the hakoniwa-inspired worlds of Odyssey, the Kyoto game maker has never settled on just one formula.

From The Verge

Galaxy Lamps has a sphere that looks like a planetoid.

From Washington Times

Galaxy, meanwhile, was a dramatic departure, introducing bite-sized planetoids that constantly confronted the play with new gameplay concepts, which frequently involved shifts in gravity.

From The Verge

Related Words

• asteroid
• earth
• globe
• sphere
• world