Definition of meteors Meteors
/miˈtiɚz/ - [meeteeerz] -
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Wiktionary 
- meteors (Noun)
Plural of meteor.
Part of speech
🔤- meteors, noun, plural of meteor.
WordNet
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| meteor - 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 | ||
| shooting star | ||
| visible light, visible radiation, light any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" | ||
| meteor shower, meteor stream a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere | ||
| meteor - (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere | ||
| meteoroid | ||
| estraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere | ||
| astronomy, uranology the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | ||
| meteorite stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface | ||
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Wiktionary
- meteor (Noun)
Any atmospheric phenomenon. Thus the derivation of meteorology. 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 next. - meteor (Noun)
A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere: A shooting star or falling star . - meteor (Noun)
A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable. - meteor (Noun)
A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- meteor (n.)
Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc. - meteor (n.)
Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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meteor
A streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere.
Part of speech
🔤- meteor, noun, singular of meteors.
