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vulcanoid.

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

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. 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

  2. An asteroid whose orbit is wholly within the orbit of Mercury.

    broadly · informal
Where this word comes from

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

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a vulcanoid.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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