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near-earth object

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
near-earth ob-ject
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small Solar System body (ie. asteroid, comet, or large meteoroid) whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth's orbit.

Inflected Forms

near-Earth objects (plural)

Derived Forms

NEO

Phrases

near-Earth asteroid near-Earth comet

Frequently Paired Words

near-Earth asteroid near-Earth comet

Questions

What does near-earth object mean?
A small Solar System body (ie. asteroid, comet, or large meteoroid) whose orbit brings it into proximity with Earth's orbit.

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