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- [mee-tee-uh-roid]
- /ˈmi ti əˌrɔɪd/
- /mˈiːtɪˌɔːrɔɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mee-tee-uh-roid]
- /ˈmi ti əˌrɔɪd/
Definitions of meteoroid word
- noun 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. 1
- noun meteoroid A small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth’s atmosphere. 1
- noun meteoroid any of the small celestial bodies that are thought to orbit the sun, possibly as the remains of comets. When they enter the earth's atmosphere, they become visible as meteors 0
- noun meteoroid any of the many small, solid bodies traveling through outer space, which are seen as meteors when they enter the earth's atmosphere 0
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Origin of meteoroid
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; meteor + -oid
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Parts of speech for Meteoroid
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
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meteoroid popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
meteoroid usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for meteoroid
noun meteoroid
- falling star — an incandescent meteor; a shooting star.
- bolide — a large exceptionally bright meteor that often explodes
- comet — A comet is a bright object with a long tail that travels around the sun.
- fireball — Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- meteorite — a mass of stone or metal that has reached the earth from outer space; a fallen meteoroid.
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