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   meteor

   /ˈmiːtɪə/

   noun

   • 1. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.

   Word Origin mid 16th century (denoting any atmospheric phenomenon): from modern Latin meteorum, from Greek meteōron, neuter (used as a noun) of meteōros ‘lofty’.

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   What is a meteoroid in space?

   • A meteoroid is a rock in space that has the potential to collide with the Earth's atmosphere. Meteoroids range in size from a speck of dust to a chunk about 100 meters in diameter, though most are smaller than a pebble. When a meteoroid enters the atmosphere, it becomes a meteor.

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   What is a meteor in physics?

   • A meteor is a streak of light in the sky caused by a meteoroid passing through Earth's atmosphere. A meteor is a streak of light in the sky. A meteor, sometimes called a shooting star or a falling star, is actually a space rock that is crashing through Earth's atmosphere. This meteor is streaking across the sky above Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013.

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   What is a meteoroid?

   • In modern usage the term meteoroid, rather than being restricted to objects entering Earth’s atmosphere, is applied to any small object in orbit around the Sun having the same nature as those that result in meteors.

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   Why do astronomers use the word meteor?

   • This general use of meteor survives in our word meteorology, the study of the weather and atmospheric phenomena. Nowadays, astronomers use any of three words for rocks from interplanetary space, depending on their stage of descent to the Earth. A meteoroid is a rock in space that has the potential to collide with the Earth's atmosphere.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMETEOR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   A meteor is a small piece of matter that falls from space with great speed, producing a bright light as it enters the earth’s atmosphere. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   A meteor is a small body of matter in the solar system that enters the atmosphere and glows or produces a streak of light. Learn more about the word history, examples, and related phrases of meteor from Merriam-Webster.

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6. www.nationalgeographic.org › encyclopedia › meteorMeteor - National Geographic Society

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   Oct 19, 2023 · A meteor is a streak of light in the sky caused by a space rock crashing through Earth's atmosphere. Learn about different types of meteors, such as earthgrazers, fireballs, bolides, and meteor showers, and see stunning photos of meteors.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › meteorMETEOR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   A meteor is a small piece of matter that falls from space with great speed, producing a bright light as it enters the earth’s atmosphere. Learn more about the meaning, usage and pronunciation of meteor, and see examples and translations in different languages.

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   A meteor is space matter that has entered Earth’s atmosphere, as in I was able to see a meteor enter our atmosphere last night through my telescope. A meteor is also the bright, fiery streak that is visible in the sky when a meteor burns up.

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   A meteor is a space rock that hits the atmosphere of the Earth. It's also another word for a shooting star. There are a lot of bodies in space, such as suns, planets, and moons. Those are all rather large, but there are smaller bodies too, such as meteors.

10. www.britannica.com › science › meteorMeteor and meteoroid | Definition & Facts | Britannica

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    Jun 13, 2024 · A meteor is a glowing streak in the sky caused by a small object from space entering Earth's atmosphere and heating up. A meteoroid is the object itself, and a meteorite is a surviving meteoroid that hits the ground.