Showing posts with label asteroid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label asteroid. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 20, 2016

asteroid, astroid

Asteroid or asteroid means one of the small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun, also called a minor planet --
He wants to ask NASA to name an asteroid after his dog.
He hopes to see an asteroid, so he's trained his telescope between Mars and Jupiter.

Astroid or astroid is a term from geometry, meaning a shape like a diamond, but with each side a curve toward the center --
When you pull on the ends of the strings, the shape will be an astroid.
She wears a large pendant, a gemstone astroid.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"This is a photo of an asteroid in space, in the shape of an astroid."

Note --"a steroid" means [ a ] natural or synthesized organic compound,  including some hormones, now used as a prescription drug ( steroid ) --
The doctor prescribed a steroid for the inflammation.