ASTROID


Meaning of ASTROID in English

I. ˈaˌstrȯid adjective

Etymology: Greek astroeidēs starlike, from astr- + -oeidēs -oid

: shaped like a star

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: astr- + -oid

: a hypocycloid of four cusps, the radius of the rolling circle being one fourth that of the fixed circle

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