vulcanoid en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Vulcan + -oid, from the hypothetical planet Vulcan, erroneously believed to exist within the orbit of Mercury.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to a vulcanoid.
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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
vulcanoid en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Vulcan + -oid, from the hypothetical planet Vulcan, erroneously believed to exist within the orbit of Mercury.
Meanings
- A member of the hypothetical population of small asteroids orbiting in the dynamically stable zone between 0.08 and 0.21 AU from the Sun
- (broadly, informal) An asteroid whose orbit is wholly within the orbit of Mercury.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vulcanoids | Number=Plur | lexicographic |