areoid

English

Etymology

From areo- (“Mars”) +‎ -oid (“like”). From Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs, “Ares”), the Greek God of War, equivalent to the Roman God of War Mars (“Mars”), synonymous use for the Red Planet; and Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-oid”) suffix. Coined in analogy to geoid, the equivalent for planet Earth.

Noun

areoid (plural areoids)

1. (astronomy, geology, planetology) The analogue of the geoid for the planet Mars; the Martian geoid. The gravitational and rotational equipotential surface for Mars. The surface that provides the datum line (the equivalent for sea level) for Mars.

Synonyms

• Martian geoid
• Mars geoid

Hypernyms

• geoid (used in the generic sense)

Coordinate terms

• geoid (Earth)
• aphroditoid (Venus)

Translations

Translations

• German: Marsoid
• Polish: marsoid

Anagrams

• roadie