Meaning & Definition of Meteor in English
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Meteor
/mitiər/
noun
1. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
synonym:
- meteoroid,
- meteor
2. 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
synonym:
- meteor,
- shooting star