meteoroid
Meanings
Plural: meteoroids
Noun
- (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
- A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere
Origin / Etymology
From meteor + -oid.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
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Words With Friends Score: 13
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