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单词 meteoroid
释义

meteoroid

noun

me·​te·​or·​oid ˈmē-tē-ə-ˌrȯid How to pronounce meteoroid (audio)
1
: a meteor particle itself without relation to the phenomena it produces when entering the earth's atmosphere
2
: a meteor in orbit around the sun
meteoroidal
ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈrȯi-dᵊl How to pronounce meteoroid (audio)
adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Sure, the James Webb being struck by a meteoroid isn’t ideal. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 June 2022 In one example, the US military only recently confirmed that missile-warning satellites collected information to suggest a 2014 meteoroid came from beyond our galaxy. Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 17 May 2022 The light's green hue is likely due to the magnesium contained in the meteoroid. Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 14 July 2021 Cooke, head of NASA's Meteoroid Environment Office, told Space.com that a meteoroid is essentially space debris. Nancy Clanton, ajc, 12 Apr. 2021 Whereas, a meteor is the streak of light seen when an asteroid or meteoroid enter's the Earth's atmosphere, according to NASA. Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2021 If an asteroid or meteoroid does not burn up before impact, it is called a meteorite. Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2021 After traveling more than 800 miles through the atmosphere, this 132-pound meteoroid flew back into space, according to a paper published in December 2019. Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 27 Sep. 2020 Developing film Don’t Look Up would position the Oscar winners as a pair of astronomers whose work leads to the terrifying discovery that a large meteoroid is headed straight for Earth. Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 12 May 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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