( n. )
A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also planetoids and minor planets.
( n. )
A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also planetoids and minor planets.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012