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meteor

/mˈitiɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
  2. a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode

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