Meteoroid
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Meteoroid is a noun meaning (astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere.
Meaning
(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere.
Word Forms
- meteoroids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meteor, micrometeoroid, microplanetoid, micrometeor, micrometeorite, minimoon.
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