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Definition of 'meteor'English
Noun
( en-noun)
(archaic) Any atmospheric phenomenon. (Thus the derivation of meteorology.'') These were sometimes classified as ''aerial'' or ''airy'' meteors (winds), ''aqueous'' or ''watery'' meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), ''luminous'' meteors (rainbows and aurora), and ''igneous'' or ''fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars [next]).
A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere: A shooting star or falling star.
(juggling) A prop similar to poi balls , in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
(martial arts) A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.
Usage notes
* (streak of light in night sky) Not to be confused with (meteoroid) and (meteorite) (cause and remains of a meteor), or (asteroid) and (comet) (celestial bodies).
Quotations
* Herman Melville, “The Portent (1859)”
*: But the streaming beard is shown
*: (Weird John Brown),
*: The meteor of the war.
Synonyms
* (streak of light in night sky) falling star, shooting star
Coordinate terms
* (astronomical phenomenon) asteroid, comet
Derived terms
( meteor)
* aerometeor
* Great Meteor
* hydrometeor
* lithometeor
* meteor hammer
* meteor shower
* meteor storm
* meteor strike
* meteorette
* meteoric
* meteorism
* meteorist
* meteorite
* meteoritic
( der-mid)
* meteoriticist
* meteoritics
* meteorize
* meteorograph
* meteoroid
* meteoroidal
* meteorology
* meteoromancy
* meteorometer
* meteoroscope
* meteoroscopy
* meteorosophistical
* meteorous
* meteory
( der-bottom)
Verb
( en-verb)
To move at great speed.
Anagrams
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Similar to 'meteor'mither, mother, matter, meter, mater, madder, mooter, moider, mutter, motor, moder, midair, mudar, miter, muter, myther, modder, metier, midyear, meatier, meeter, mether, moither, muddier, moodier, midtier, midtour, mawther, meader, mouther, mudder, muther, medar, mothier, mauther, moodir, mooder, motour, mudir, mather, metayer, meather
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