meteor
IPA: mˈitiɝ
noun
- (now meteorology) An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars).
- A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star.
- (juggling) A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
- (martial arts) A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.
- (figurative) Any short-lived source of wonderment.
verb
- (intransitive) To move at great speed.
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Examples of "meteor" in Sentences
- I have the picture of the meteor.
- The groundwater is of meteoric origin.
- Geminid meteor shower sprinkles night sky.
- His ascent in the union hierarchy was meteoric.
- The entire town gathers to celebrate the meteor.
- It is the parent body of the Leonid meteor shower.
- The end of the game is when a meteor hits the earth.
- Psychobilly bands include The Meteors and Demented Are Go.
- The left over debris is called meteoric dust or just meteor dust.
- The expedition becomes a race to be the first to land on the meteor.
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