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English noun: meteor | |||
| 1. | meteor (object) (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere | ||
| Synonyms | meteoroid | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | estraterrestrial body, extraterrestrial object | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | meteor swarm, meteorite | ||
| Domain category | astronomy, uranology | ||
| 2. | meteor (phenomenon) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | shooting star | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | light, visible light, visible radiation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bolide, fireball | ||
| Part meronym | meteor shower, meteor stream | ||
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