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Definition of: meteor

(mē′tē·ər, -ôr) noun
1. Astron. A luminous phenomenon, produced by a small mass of matter from the celestial spaces which strikes the earth's atmosphere with great velocity and is dissipated by heat: when not very brilliant, called a shooting star.
2. A meteoroid.
3. Obs. Any phenomenon of the atmosphere: aerial meteors (winds, hurricanes, etc.), aqueous meteors (rain, snow, etc.), igneous meteors (lightning, shooting stars, etc.), luminous meteors (aurora, rainbow, etc.). [<Med. L meteorum <Gk. meteōron thing in the air <meteōros high in the air <meta- beyond + eōra suspension]

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