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Meteor

nounid 93049·updated May 18, 2026
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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

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synonym
meteoroidshooting star
plural
Meteors
possessive
Meteor's
pluralpossessive
Meteors'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
§2
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

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