Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
meteor, meteorite, meteoroid — Meteoroids are pieces of galactic debris floating through space. If they enter Earths atmosphere as shooting stars, they are meteors. If they survive the fall to Earth, they are meteorites … Dictionary of troublesome word
meteor, meteorite, meteoroid — Meteoroids are pieces of galactic debris floating through space. If they enter Earths atmosphere as shooting stars, they are meteors. If they survive the fall to Earth, they are meteorites … Dictionary of troublesome word
meteor and meteoroid — ▪ astronomy Introduction respectively, a glowing streak in the sky (meteor) and its cause, which is a relatively small stony or metallic natural object from space (meteoroid) that enters Earth s atmosphere and heats to incandescence. In modern… … Universalium
meteor — , meteorite, meteoroid Meteoroids are pieces of galactic debris floating through space. If they enter Earth’s atmosphere as shooting stars, they are meteors. If they survive the fall to Earth, they are meteorites … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Meteoroid — A few shooting stars can be seen in this video from the ISS. A Perseid meteor (light streak somewhat to right of center of photo) and Milky Way. A meteoroid is a sand to … Wikipedia
meteorite — meteoritic /mee tee euh rit ik/, meteoritical, meteorital /mee tee euh ruyt l/, adj. /mee tee euh ruyt /, n. 1. a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid. 2. a meteoroid. [1815 25; METEOR + ITE1] * * … Universalium
meteorite crater — crater (def. 2). * * * Depression that results from the impact of a meteorite with a solid object in space. Impact craters have been discovered on Earth, the Moon, Mars, other planets and satellites, and asteroids; they probably occur on… … Universalium
meteor — Synonyms and related words: aerolite, asteroids, aurora particles, blackout, bolide, chondrite, cosmic dust, cosmic particles, cosmic ray bombardment, fireball, intergalactic matter, meteor crater, meteor dust, meteor dust impacts, meteor shower … Moby Thesaurus
meteor — noun a) Any atmospheric phenomenon. (Thus the derivation of meteorology.) These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost) … Wiktionary
meteor — [mēt′ē ər, mēt′ē ôr΄] n. [ME < ML meteorum < Gr meteōron, pl. meteōra, things in the air < meteōros, lifted up, in air < meta, beyond (see META ) + eōra, a hovering in the air (akin to aeirein, to lift up)] 1. the luminous phenomenon… … English World dictionary
