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- [mee-tee-er, -awr]
- /ˈmi ti ər, -ˌɔr/
- /ˈmiː.ti.ɔːr/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mee-tee-er, -awr]
- /ˈmi ti ər, -ˌɔr/
Definitions of meteor word
- noun meteor Astronomy. a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere. a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide. 1
- noun meteor any person or object that moves, progresses, becomes famous, etc., with spectacular speed. 1
- noun meteor (formerly) any atmospheric phenomenon, as hail or a typhoon. 1
- noun meteor (initial capital letter) Military. Britain's first operational jet fighter, a twin-engine aircraft that entered service in 1944. 1
- noun meteor A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light. 1
- noun meteor astronomy: shooting star 1
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Origin of meteor
First appearance:
before 1570 One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < New Latin meteōrum < Greek metéōron meteor, a thing in the air, noun use of neuter of metéōros raised in the air, equivalent to met- met- + eōr- (variant stem of aéirein to raise) + -os adj. suffix
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Parts of speech for Meteor
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
meteor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
meteor usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for meteor
noun meteor
- meteoroid — any of the small bodies, often remnants of comets, traveling through space: when such a body enters the earth's atmosphere it is heated to luminosity and becomes a meteor.
- shooting star — meteor (def 1b).
- comet — A comet is a bright object with a long tail that travels around the sun.
- asteroid — An asteroid is one of the very small planets that move around the sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- craze — If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time.
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