meteornoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmiː.ti.ɔːr/us/ˈmiː.t̬i.ɔːr/a piece of rock or other matter from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the atmosphere
See also
shooting star
falling star
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Astronomy
- asteroid
- astral
- astro-
- astrolabe
- astronomer
- geostationary orbit
- gibbous
- heavenly body
- interplanetary
- interstellar
- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- pulsar
- Uranus
- Venus
- vernal equinox
- wane
- white dwarf
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