as.ter.oid
n.(名词)Astronomy Any of numerous small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun, with orbits lying chiefly between Mars and Jupiter and characteristic diameters between a few and several hundred kilometers.Also called minor planet ,planetoid 【天文学】 小行星:一种围绕太阳旋转的小型天体,其运行轨道多集中在火星和木星的轨道之间,特征是直径为几公里至几百公里也作 minor planet,planetoidZoology See starfish 【动物学】 参见 starfishadj.also (形容词) 也作 asteroidal
Star-shaped.星状的
来源:Greek asteroeidôs [starlike] 希腊语 asteroeidôs [星星似的] astôr [star] * see ster- 3astôr [星星] *参见 ster- 3-oeidôs [-oid] -oeidôs [后缀,表示.如…的.]