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asteroid
1. Any of numerous small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun, with orbits lying chiefly between Mars and Jupiter and characteristic diameters between a few and several hundred kilometers.
2. Shaped like a star.
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Chemical Element: cerium
(Modern Latin: chemical element; named for the asteroid Ceres which was discovered in 1803 and named for the Roman goddess Ceres; rare earth)
Chemical Element: palladium
(Modern Latin: from Greek, named in honor of the asteroid Pallas, which was discovered at about the same time; and for Pallas, the Greek goddess of wisdom; metal)
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asteroid belt (proper noun)
The region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter: Several minor planets are located in the asteroid belt, along Ceres, the dwarf planet.
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