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| me·te·or [ mtee ər, mtee àwr ] (plural me·te·ors) |
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1. fiery mass of rock from space: a mass of rock from space that burns up after entering the Earth's atmosphere.
See also meteorite
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2. light from meteor: the brief streak of light that a meteor creates, visible in the night sky
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| [Late 16th century. Via modern Latin meteorum "atmospheric phenomenon" < Greek meteōron, form of meteōros "raised up" < meta "up" + -aoros "lifted"] |
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