minor planet

minor planet

noun Astronomy.
asteroid (def. 1).

Origin:
1860–65
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Minor planet is always a great word to know.
So is dwarf star. Does it mean:
the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor
a low-mass star that emits low to average amounts of light that burn their hydrogen slowly over a long life span
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minor planet
 
n
another name for asteroid

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minor planet   (mī'nər)  Pronunciation Key 
See asteroid.
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