METEOROID
\mˈiːtɪˌɔːɹɔ͡ɪd], \mˈiːtɪˌɔːɹɔɪd], \m_ˈiː_t_ɪ__ˌɔː_ɹ_ɔɪ_d]\
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By Princeton University
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A small body moving through space, or revolving about the sun, which on entering the earth's atmosphere would be deflagrated and appear as a meteor.
By Oddity Software
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A small body moving through space, or revolving about the sun, which on entering the earth's atmosphere would be deflagrated and appear as a meteor.
By Noah Webster.
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Any solid objects moving in interplanetary space that are smaller than a planet or asteroid but larger than a molecule. Meteorites are any meteoroid that has fallen to a planetary surface. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)
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