Noun: meteor mee-tee-u(r) or 'mee-tee,or
- (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
"The meteoroid became a meteor as it entered the atmosphere";
- meteoroid
- 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, vaporize or explode
"Children made wishes upon seeing a meteor streak across the night sky";
- shooting star, falling star
Derived forms: meteors
Type of: extraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object, light, visible light, visible radiation
Part of: meteor shower, meteor stream
Encyclopedia: Meteor, WI