English dictionary

meteor

/'m/i/t/i//@/r/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere

noun.object

Synonyms meteoroid

Source: WordNet 3.0
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 or vaporize or explode

noun.phenomenon

Synonyms shooting star

Source: WordNet 3.0
Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.

noun

Source: webster1913