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noun
an extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, geography, geology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: micrometeorite, micrometeor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meteorite
History
Etymology tree English micro- English meteor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English meteoroid English micrometeoroid From micro- + meteoroid.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
