Associations to the word «Meteor»
Noun
- Shower
- Comet
- Meteorite
- Fireball
- Leonid
- Crater
- Merritt
- Asteroid
- Amtrak
- Royce
- Swarm
- Hawker
- Eta
- Raf
- Meteorology
- Atmosphere
- Constellation
- Debris
- Ufo
- Scatter
- Gemini
- Mk
- Jet
- Taiwanese
- Orbit
- Outburst
- Impact
- Astronomer
- Spitfire
- Javelin
- Miner
- Eclipse
- Sighting
- Trajectory
- Mackay
- Sky
- Spaceship
- Aurora
- Ionization
- Collision
- Shoemaker
- Mercury
- Dazzling
- Mustang
- Extinction
- Fighter
- Spacecraft
- Dinosaur
- Earth
- Rainbow
- Fragment
- Planet
- Observatory
- Radar
- Astronomy
- Flair
- Sabre
- Mosquito
- Mars
- Fell
- Lightning
- Falling
- Cromwell
- Volcano
- Winslow
- Flare
Adjective
Wiktionary
METEOR, noun. (archaic) Any atmospheric phenomenon. (Thus the derivation of meteorology.) These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars [next]).
METEOR, noun. A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere: A shooting star or falling star.
METEOR, noun. (juggling) A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
METEOR, noun. (martial arts) A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.
METEOR, verb. (intransitive) To move at great speed.
METEOR HAMMER, noun. A weapon which originated in ancient China, consisting of two weights connected by a rope or chain.
METEOR HAMMERS, noun. Plural of meteor hammer
METEOR SHOWER, noun. (astronomy) A phenomenon occurring when many meteors are seen on Earth during a short period of time.
METEOR SHOWERS, noun. Plural of meteor shower
Dictionary definition
METEOR, noun. (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere.
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.
Wise words
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