meteor

noun

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

(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere

Roots

meteorosmeteor- · Greek · high in the air

Synonyms for meteor

meteoroidn meteoriten micrometeoroidn meteorolite boliden micrometeoriten fireballn aeroliten chondriten siderolite

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Where does meteor come from?

The word meteor breaks down into one root of Greek origin: the root meteor-, from Greek meteoros (“high in the air”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.