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Definition meteor

Etymology

From Middle French météore, from Old French, from Latin meteorum, from Ancient Greek ???????? (meté?ron), from ???????? (meté?ros, “raised from the ground, hanging, lofty”), from ???? (metá, “in the midst of, among, between”) (English meta) + ????? (aeír?, “to lift, to heave, to raise up”).

The original sense of “atmospheric phenomenon” gave rise to meteorology, but the meaning of "meteor" is now restricted to extraterrestrial objects burning up as they enter the atmosphere.

Noun

meteor (plural meteors)

1. 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.
2. (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).
3. (juggling) A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
4. (martial arts) A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.
5. (figuratively) Any short-lived source of wonderment.

Verb

meteor (third-person singular simple present meteors, present participle meteoring, simple past and past participle meteored)

1. (intransitive) To move at great speed.

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