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adj
Of or pertaining to a vulcanoid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
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
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
An asteroid whose orbit is wholly within the orbit of Mercury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, informal
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noun
Alternative form of vulcanoid
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
From Vulcan + -oid, from the hypothetical planet Vulcan, erroneously believed to exist within the orbit of Mercury.
