"NEO" meaning in English

See NEO in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: NEOs [plural], N.E.O. [alternative], N. E. O. [alternative], neo [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} NEO (countable and uncountable, plural NEOs)
  1. (astronomy, countable) Initialism of near-Earth object. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: near-Earth object Hypernyms (near-Earth object): MP (english: minor planet), SSSB (english: small Solar System body) Hyponyms (near-Earth object): NEA (english: near-Earth asteroid), NEC (english: near-Earth comet) Coordinate_terms (near-Earth object): PHO (english: potentially hazardous object)
    Sense id: en-NEO-en-noun-OkkQHJb6 Categories (other): Astronomy, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'near-Earth object': 96 4 Disambiguation of 'near-Earth object': 96 4 Disambiguation of 'near-Earth object': 96 4
  2. (aviation) Acronym of new engine option. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: new engine option Related terms (new engine option): CEO
    Sense id: en-NEO-en-noun-Adv05~3Q Categories (other): Aviation Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'new engine option': 0 100

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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