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meteoroid

meteoroid noun: a relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere.

Noun

meteoroid (plural meteoroids)

  1. A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere

meteoroid meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Arabic and Persian

meteoroid in Hindi

small debris in a star system
उल्का ulkā

meteoroid in Tagalog

small debris in a star system
bulalayak

meteoroid in Arabic

small debris in a star system
نَيْزَك nayzak

meteoroid in Persian

small debris in a star system
شهابوار šahâb-vâr, نیزک neyzak

Forms of meteoroid

pluralmeteoroids

Origin of meteoroid

From meteor + -oid.

Words formed from meteoroid

Questions about meteoroid

What does meteoroid mean?
Meteoroid means a relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere.
What is meteoroid in Hindi?
Meteoroid in Hindi is उल्का (ulkā). See Meteoroid meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is meteoroid?
Meteoroid is a noun.
What is the plural of meteoroid?
The plural of meteoroid is meteoroids.

Words near meteoroid in the dictionary

  1. meteorograph
  2. meteorographic
  3. meteorographies
  4. meteorographs
  5. meteorography
  6. meteoroid
  7. meteoroidal
  8. meteoroids
  9. meteorol
  10. meteorol.
  11. meteorolite

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