Associations to the word «Meteoroid»

Wiktionary

METEOROID, noun. (astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a solar system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

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