meˈteorist noun

An expert on meteors

meˈteorite noun

A meteor that has fallen to earth as a lump of stone or metal

meteoritˈic, meteoritˈical or meˈteorital /-īt-l/ adjective

meteoritˈicist noun

meteoritˈics singular noun

The science or study of meteors

meˈteorogram noun

A meteorograph record

meˈteorograph noun

An instrument by which several meteorological elements are recorded in combination

meˈteoroid noun

A meteor that has not reached the earth's atmosphere

meteoroidˈal adjective

meˈteorolite noun

(Gr lithos stone) a meteoric stone

meteorologˈic or meteorologˈical adjective

meteorologˈically adverb

meteorolˈogist noun

meteorolˈogy noun

The study of weather and climate

meˈteorous adjective

(or, esp in poetry /mē-tēˈər-əs/) like a meteor, meteoric

meteor crater noun

A crater formed by the fall of a meteor

meteoric iron noun

Iron as found in meteorites

meteoric stones plural noun

Aerolites

Meteorological Office noun

A government department issuing weather forecasts, etc

meteorological satellite noun

A satellite used for weather observation and forecasting, carrying television cameras to transmit cloud-formation changes and radiometers to measure terrestrial and solar radiation

meteor shower, meteoric shower, meteor storm or meteoric storm noun

The profusion of meteors visible as the earth passes through a meteor swarm

meteor streams plural noun

Streams of dust revolving about the sun, whose intersection by the earth causes meteor showers

meteor swarm noun

A number of meteoroids travelling on parallel courses