HyperDic: meteoroid

English > 1 sense of the word meteoroid:
NOUNobjectmeteoroid, meteor(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
English > meteoroid: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaning(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere.
Synonymmeteor
Categoryastronomy, uranologyThe branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole
Narrowermeteor swarmA group of meteoroids with similar paths
meteoritestony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
Broaderextraterrestrial object, estraterrestrial bodyA natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere
Spanishmeteoroide, meteoro
Catalanmeteor, meteoroide
Adjectivesmeteoricpertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids

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