English Explanatory Dictionary

vulcanoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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
  2. An asteroid whose orbit is wholly within the orbit of Mercury.
adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a vulcanoid.
noun
  1. Alternative form of vulcanoid

Pronunciation

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Word forms

vulcanoid vulcanoids

Etymology

From Vulcan + -oid, from the hypothetical planet Vulcan, erroneously believed to exist within the orbit of Mercury.

Related words

Vulcanoid
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