asteroidal

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adjective

Of or pertaining to an asteroid.

OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English asteroid →
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Meanings

adjectiveasteroidal (comparative more asteroidal, superlative most asteroidal)

comparative more asteroidal · superlative most asteroidal

  1. Of or pertaining to an asteroid.

Origin

  1. Englishasteroid
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishasteroidal

From asteroid + -al.

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Translations

French astéroïdal
  • astéroïdalpertaining to an asteroid
Irish astaróideach
  • astaróideachpertaining to an asteroid
Italian asteroidale
  • asteroidalepertaining to an asteroid

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with asteroidal

colloidalsinusoidaltoroidalsteroidalnonsteroidaltrapezoidalellipsoidalchoroidalspheroidalsigmoidalhemorrhoidalcuboidalsolenoidaladenoidalaliethmoidalalkaloidalamygdaloidalbotryoidalchancroidalcoccoidalconchoidalconoidalcrinoidalcrystalloidal
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Cite this entry
APA

asteroidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asteroidal

MLA

“asteroidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asteroidal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “asteroidal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/asteroidal.

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