Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A dwarf planet that orbits the sun at a greater distance on average than Neptune.
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- noun astronomy A
trans-Neptunian dwarf planet .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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OK, Pluto is now a "plutoid" as are many other asteroids that are the size of pluto -- pay attention science teachers -- plutoid should now be in your book.
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OK, Pluto is now a "plutoid" as are many other asteroids that are the size of pluto -- pay attention science teachers -- plutoid should now be in your book.
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Planet Pluto fans rebel against 'plutoid' designation, New Scientist
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Planet Pluto fans rebel against 'plutoid' designation, New Scientist
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Today, in her retirement flat in Surrey, England, Phair learned she would have to settle for having named a "plutoid."
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Pluto gets a new name: plutoid | Oddly Enough | Reuters
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Pluto gets a new name: plutoid | Oddly Enough | Reuters
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Last year the IAU went further by reclassifying Pluto as a plutoid, essentially ruling out Pluto's planetary status because it sits beyond Neptune and fails to clear out asteroids and other smaller debris from its orbital neighborhood.
SPACE.com 2009
skipvia commented on the word plutoid
The new, unfortunate-sounding name for dwarf planets like, umm, Pluto. See this news article for the rationale.
June 12, 2008