Definition & Meaning of "meteor"in English

Meteor

a piece of rock coming from outer space that passes through the Earth's atmosphere, producing light

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Simple

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

meteors

Examples

We saw a bright meteor streak across the sky during the meteor shower last night.

a visible streak of light produced in the sky when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction

Examples

We watched a bright meteor streak across the night sky.

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meteoric

micrometeor

meteor

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