meteor | | |
n. (object) | 1. meteor, meteoroid | (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere. |
| ~ astronomy, uranology | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole. |
| ~ estraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object | a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere. |
| ~ meteorite | stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface. |
| ~ meteor swarm | a group of meteoroids with similar paths. |
n. (phenomenon) | 2. meteor, shooting star | 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. |
| ~ light, visible light, visible radiation | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation.; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window" |
| ~ bolide, fireball | an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding). |
| ~ meteor shower, meteor stream | a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere. |
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