meteoroid

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Noun

meteoroid (plural meteoroids)

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

Related terms

• meteor
• meteorite
• meteoritic
• meteoritics
• meteoriticist
• meteorology

Translations

• French: météoroïde
• German: Meteorit
• Italian: meteoroide
• Portuguese: meteoróide
• Spanish: meteoroide

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