Definition of Meteor

Noun: meteor  mee-tee-u(r) or 'mee-tee,or

1. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
   - meteoroid
    
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, vaporize or explode
   - shooting star, falling star

See also:
metencephalon
meteoric

Anagrams containing the word meteor

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