English
Detailed Synonyms for meteor in English
meteor:
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the meteor
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the meteor
– (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere 1 -
the meteor
– 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 1the meteor; the shooting star– 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 1