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meteor

/'mitiər/

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noun
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
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meteoroid

type of:
estraterrestrial body extraterrestrial object
noun
a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
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shooting star

type of:
light visible radiation visible light

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meteor shower meteor stream

Definition that contains meteor

climatology meteorology of climates and their phenomena
pilot balloon meteorological balloon used to observe air currents
aerology meteorology of the total extent of the atmosphere; especially the upper layers