Synonyms for meteoroid
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere
Related words
- Is a kind of
- celestial object
Forms
- Plural
- meteoroids → meteors…
Example sentences
- meteor In 2013, a meteor exploded over Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| meteoroid | falling | |
| meteor | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- meteor3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (meteor3 = 3 syllables).