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trojan asteroid

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
tro-jan as-teroid
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an asteroid occupying the Trojan points of the Sun-Jupiter system

noun

by extension, any asteroid occupying a Trojan point

Etymology

Derived from the names of the first three Trojan asteroids found (Achilles, Patroclus, Hektor)

Inflected Forms

Trojan asteroids (plural)

Derived Forms

Trojan

Phrases

Trojan point Trojan moon Trojan planet

Synonyms

Trojan

Questions

What does trojan asteroid mean?
an asteroid occupying the Trojan points of the Sun-Jupiter system
Where does trojan asteroid come from?
Derived from the names of the first three Trojan asteroids found (Achilles, Patroclus, Hektor)

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