English Explanatory Dictionary

ice dwarf

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An icy planetoid: an astronomical object, such as Pluto, Sedna or (for some authors) Ceres that is large enough to be a world and contains more ice than a typical asteroid.
  2. A centaur or transneptunian object.
  3. An astronomical object that is larger than the core of a typical comet and icier than a typical asteroid.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

ice dwarf ice dwarfs

Synonyms

dwarf planet
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