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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024me•te•or /ˈmitiɚ, -ˌɔr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Astronomy
- a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
- a short-lasting, fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024me•te•or (mē′tē ər, -ôr′),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- any person or object that moves, progresses, becomes famous, etc., with spectacular speed.
- (formerly) any atmospheric phenomenon, as hail or a typhoon.
- Military(cap.) Britain's first operational jet fighter, a twin-engine aircraft that entered service in 1944.
- Greek metéōron meteor, a thing in the air, noun, nominal use of neuter of metéōros raised in the air, equivalent. to met- met- + eōr- (variant stem of aéirein to raise) + -os adjective, adjectival suffix
- Neo-Latin meteōrum
- 1570–80
me′te•or•like′, adj. meteor., - meteorological.
- meteorology.
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