אסטרואיד
Hebrew
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /asteʁoˈid/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew, commonly) IPA(key): /astʁoˈid/
Noun
אַסְטֵרוֹאִיד • (astero'íd) m
- (astronomy) asteroid (a naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape)
Related terms
- חֲגוֹרַת הָאַסְטֵרוֹאִידִים (khagorát ha'asteróidim, “asteroid belt”)