Meteor

Related Terms:

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Definitions:

Noun

meteoroid meteor

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

meteor shooting star

Definition: 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

Definition: An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars).

Verb

Definition: To move at great speed.