- Meteoroid
- Me|te|o|ro|idder; -s, -e<zu ↑...oid>ein kleiner natürlicher Himmelskörper (bis zu einer Größe von etwa 1 km), der sich auf einer Bahn um die Sonne bewegt.
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Meteoroid
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meteoroid — (n.) rock floating in space, which becomes a meteor when it enters Earth s atmosphere, formed in English, 1865, from METEOR (Cf. meteor) + OID (Cf. oid) … Etymology dictionary
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meteoroid — [mēt′ē ər oid΄] n. any of the many small, solid bodies traveling through outer space, which are seen as meteors when they enter the earth s atmosphere … English World dictionary
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