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Asteroid

English

asteroidnoun

Pronunciation

AS-te-roid

Root and affixes

Borrowed from English asteroid, used in scientific and educational contexts.

Meaning and usage notes

Asteroid is used as a borrowed word. To explain the concept, one can say gamay nga bato sa kawanangan, small rock in space.

orbitrockspace
Example 1

Ang asteroid naglibot sa adlaw.

The asteroid orbits the Sun.

Example 2

Gamay ang asteroid kaysa planeta.

The asteroid is smaller than a planet.

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