vulcanoid

Meanings

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

Adjective

Of or pertaining to a vulcanoid.

Origin

Vulcan + -oid, from the hypothetical planet Vulcan, erroneously believed to exist within the orbit of Mercury.

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