METEOR meaning: Space rock entering Earth's atmosphere

We found 41 dictionaries that define the word meteor:

General (26 matching dictionaries)

meteor: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
meteor: Merriam-Webster
meteor, meteor: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
meteor: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
meteor, meteor: Collins English Dictionary
meteor: Vocabulary.com
Meteor, meteor: Wordnik
meteor: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
meteor: Wiktionary
meteor: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
meteor: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
meteor: Infoplease Dictionary
meteor, meteor: Dictionary.com
meteor: Online Etymology Dictionary
meteor: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
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Meteor: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
meteor: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
meteor: Rhymezone
Meteor: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
meteor: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
meteor: FreeDictionary.org
meteor: Mnemonic Dictionary
meteor: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)

meteor-: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements

Business (1 matching dictionary)

meteor: Financial dictionary

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)

METEOR: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
meteor: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)

online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)

Brilliant Dream Dictionary (No longer online)
METEOR: Acronym Finder
meteor: Wordcraft Dictionary

Science (4 matching dictionaries)

Meteor: Eric Weisstein's World of Astronomy
Meteor: Glossary on Meteor Astronomy
Meteor: Extragalactic Astronomy
meteor: Nine Planets Glossary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)

Meteor: Urban Dictionary

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)

Basics of Space Flight Glossary (No longer online)
Glossary of Meteorology (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (

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▸ noun:  (now meteorology) An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. 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).
▸ noun:  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.
▸ noun:  (juggling) A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
▸ noun:  (martial arts) A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.
▸ noun:  (figurative) Any short-lived source of wonderment.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To move at great speed.

Opposite:

anti-meteor

Types:

comet, asteroid, meteoroid, bolide, fireball, more...

Phrases:

meteor shower, meteor showers, Meteor Crater, meteor trail, meteor stream, more...

Adjectives:

brilliant, bright, largest, fiery, great, blazing, flaming, huge, giant, splendid, red

Colors:

silver, gray, black, white, orange, more...

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