meteor
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1. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere (noun.object)
| hyponym | : | meteorite, |
| definition | : | stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | meteor swarm, |
| definition | : | a group of meteoroids with similar paths (noun.object) |
| domain category | : | astronomy, uranology, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition) |
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 (noun.phenomenon)
| hyponym | : | bolide, fireball, |
| definition | : | an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) (noun.phenomenon) |
| part meronym | : | meteor shower, meteor stream, |
| definition | : | a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere (noun.phenomenon) |
3. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere (noun.object)
| derivation | : | meteoric, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | meteoric, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids (adj.pert) |
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