ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include meteor, micrometeoroid, microplanetoid, micrometeor, micrometeorite, minimoon.

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