1
: an atmospheric phenomenon (such as lightning or a snowfall)
2
a
: any of the small particles of matter in the solar system that are directly observable only by their incandescence from frictional heating on entry into the atmosphere
b
: the streak of light produced by the passage of a meteor
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November will also see some meteors pass through the night skies.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
Not satisfied, meteor physicist Peter Brown and colleague Jiří Borovička conducted an indirect analysis of the accuracy of classified U.S. government detection equipment by comparing its data with independent fireball data—the official term for data about space fireballs that land on Earth.
—Andréa Morris, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Within that epoch there was also a 40 million year span known as the Ordovician Impact Spike that saw the Earth fairly tattooed with meteors raining down from space.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Rochette later received samples from the site in question, and found that at least one contained zircon, a mineral that undergoes transformation in the event of a meteor impact.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
Not satisfied, meteor physicist Peter Brown and colleague Jiří Borovička conducted an indirect analysis of the accuracy of classified U.S. government detection equipment by comparing its data with independent fireball data—the official term for data about space fireballs that land on Earth.
—Andréa Morris, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Within that epoch there was also a 40 million year span known as the Ordovician Impact Spike that saw the Earth fairly tattooed with meteors raining down from space.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Rochette later received samples from the site in question, and found that at least one contained zircon, a mineral that undergoes transformation in the event of a meteor impact.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Meteor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meteor. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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meteor
noun
me·te·or
ˈmēt-ē-ər 
-ē-ˌȯ(ə)r
: one of the small bodies of matter in the solar system observable when it falls into the earth's atmosphere where the heat of friction may cause it to glow brightly for a short time
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: the streak of light produced by the passage of a meteor
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