Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atira asteroid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: ati-ra as-teroid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An asteroid whose orbit lies completely within the orbit of the Earth, and crosses the orbit of Venus.

Etymology

Named after the first asteroid discovered in this class, 163693 Atira, named after the Pawnee goddess of the Earth, Atira, from Pawnee Atira, from Pawnee atira (“voc. 'Mother', 'our mother'”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Atira

Inflected Forms

Atira asteroids (plural)

Questions

What does atira asteroid mean?: An asteroid whose orbit lies completely within the orbit of the Earth, and crosses the orbit of Venus.
Where does atira asteroid come from?: Named after the first asteroid discovered in this class, 163693 Atira, named after the Pawnee goddess of the Earth, Atira, from Pawnee Atira, from Pawnee atira (“voc. 'Mother', 'our mother'”).

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