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Definitions for Meteor

[1] Astronomy . a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere. a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
[2] any person or object that moves, progresses, becomes famous, etc., with spectacular speed.
[3] (formerly) any atmospheric phenomenon, as hail or a typhoon.
[4] (initial capital letter ) Military . Britain's first operational jet fighter, a twin-engine aircraft that entered service in 1944.
[5] meteorological.
[6] meteorology.
[7] a very small meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere. Such objects have speeds approaching 70 kilometres per second
[8] Also called: shooting star , falling star the bright streak of light appearing in the sky due to the incandescence of such a body heated by friction at its surface

Words related to Meteor

meteoroid, comet, asteroid, craze, fad, buzzword, flare, firework, torpedo, meme

Words nearby Meteor

metempirical, metempirics, metempsychosis, metencephalon, metenkephalin, meteor, meteor shower, meteor swarm, meteor., meteoric, meteoric water

Origin of Meteor

1570–80; < New Latin meteōrum < Greek metéōron meteor, a thing in the air, noun use of neuter of metéōros raised in the air, equivalent to met- met- + eōr- (variant stem of aéirein to raise) + -os adj. suffix

Words that may be confused with Meteor

meteor, meteoric, meteorite, meteoroid

Other words from Meteor

me·te·or·like , adjective

Word origin for Meteor

C15: from Medieval Latin meteōrum, from Greek meteōron something aloft, from meteōros lofty, from meta- (intensifier) + aeirein to raise

Synonyms for Meteor

meteoroid, shooting star, asteroid, comet, buzzword, craze, fad, firework, flare, meme, torpedo