meteoroid
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1. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere (noun.object)
| hyponym | : | meteorite, |
| definition | : | stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | meteor swarm, |
| definition | : | a group of meteoroids with similar paths (noun.object) |
| domain category | : | astronomy, uranology, |
| definition | : | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole (noun.cognition) |
| derivation | : | meteoric, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | meteoric, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids (adj.pert) |
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