Asteroid
Asteroid noun - Any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter).
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Synonyms for Asteroid
Minor planet and asteroid are semantically related. in planetoid topic. In some cases you can use "Minor planet" instead a noun "Asteroid".
Minor planet
Minor planet noun - Any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun.
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Synonyms for Minor planet
Asteroid and minor planet are semantically related. You can use "Asteroid" instead a noun phrase "Minor planet".
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And there's the Dawn spacecraft, that went to the asteroid Vesta and after studying it for more than a year moved across the belt to (the now minor planet) Ceres, that is currently orbiting.
Source: Asteroid Thicket - The planet Benda is named for a minor planet in the solar system's asteroid belt.
Source: Genius Bonus / Video Games -
Terminal Velocity features two planet killers: one the Moon Dagger, that must be taken out before it cores the Earth (actual in-game text), and the other the asteroid (now minor planet) Ceres that has been sent on a collision course with Earth.
Source: Earth-Shattering Kaboom
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Minor planet and Asteroid. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 30, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/asteroid/minor_planet
Asteroid & Minor planet. N.p., 2016. Web. 30 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/asteroid/minor_planet>.
Minor planet or Asteroid. 2016. Accessed July 30, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/asteroid/minor_planet.
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