meteor
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(archaic) Any atmospheric phenomenon. (Thus the derivation of meteorology.'') These were sometimes classified as ''aerial'' or ''airy'' meteors (winds), ''aqueous'' or ''watery'' meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), ''luminous'' meteors (rainbows and aurora), and ''igneous'' or ''fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars [next]).
A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere: A shooting star or falling star.
(juggling) A prop similar to poi balls , in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
(martial arts) A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.
Usage notes
* (streak of light in night sky) Not to be confused with (meteoroid) and (meteorite) (cause and remains of a meteor), or (asteroid) and (comet) (celestial bodies).
Quotations
* Herman Melville, “The Portent (1859)”
*: But the streaming beard is shown
*: (Weird John Brown),
*: The meteor of the war.
Synonyms
* (streak of light in night sky) falling star, shooting star
Coordinate terms
* (astronomical phenomenon) asteroid, comet
Derived terms
(meteor)
* aerometeor
* Great Meteor
* hydrometeor
* lithometeor
* meteor hammer
* meteor shower
* meteor storm
* meteor strike
* meteorette
* meteoric
* meteorism
* meteorist
* meteorite
* meteoritic
* meteoriticist
* meteoritics
* meteorize
* meteorograph
* meteoroid
* meteoroidal
* meteorology
* meteoromancy
* meteorometer
* meteoroscope
* meteoroscopy
* meteorosophistical
* meteorous
* meteory
Verb
(
en verb)
To move at great speed.
Anagrams
*
meteorid
Not English
Meteorid has no English definition. It may be misspelled.
English words similar to 'meteorid':
muttered,
meteoroid,
moderator,
matured,
mothered,
mattered,
mitered,
mithered,
motorhead,
moderated,
metered,
maturated,
motored,
meteyard,
matroid,
moidered,
moithered,
mythered,
mouthward,
metaorder,
midward,
metridiid,
midtread,
midword,
meteored
