Synonyms for meteor
ˈmi ti ər, -ˌɔr

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1. meteoroid, meteor(noun)

   (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere

   Synonyms:
   shooting star, meteoroid

2. meteor, shooting star(noun)

   a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode

   Synonyms:
   shooting star, meteoroid

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. meteor(n)

   Synonyms:
   fireball, shooting star, bolis, bolide

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "meteor":

   meteorite, asteroid

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. METEOR

   Synonyms:
   Measuring Effects on intima media Thickness: an Evaluation Of Rosuvastatin Ongoing trial

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Australian

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Indian

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How to use meteor in a sentence?

1. Robert Massey:

   If people did see it and it was something like an incoming low-altitude meteor, they can consider themselves lucky.

2. Longfellow:

   Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as the blazing meteor when it descends to earth is only a stone.

3. Leif Tapanila:

   Here's a great example of what happens when a meteor or comet hits a marine environment, and it doesn't really do a whole lot.

4. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow:

   Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as a blazing meteor when it descends to earth, is only a stone.

5. Ana Colovic Lesoska:

   I felt that it was a matter of injustice, it's not as if a meteor dropped on the middle of the park and destroyed the lynx, it's a decision... It was a decision by the banks to contribute to the extinction of the Balkan lynx.

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