a fiery meteor

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• meteor and meteoroid — ▪ astronomy Introduction   respectively, a glowing streak in the sky (meteor) and its cause, which is a relatively small stony or metallic natural object from space (meteoroid) that enters Earth s atmosphere and heats to incandescence. In modern… …   Universalium

• meteor — meteorlike, adj. /mee tee euhr, awr /, n. 1. Astron. a. a meteoroid that has entered the earth s atmosphere. b. a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth s atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide. 2. any… …   Universalium

• meteor — noun a) Any atmospheric phenomenon. (Thus the derivation of meteorology.) These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost) …   Wiktionary

• meteor — me·te·or || mɪːtɪə(r) n. body of matter which falls through the earth s atmosphere producing a transient fiery streak; meteoroid, meteorite (Astronomy) …   English contemporary dictionary

• meteor — n meteoroid, meteorite, aerolite, shooting star, falling star, Astron. bolide, fireball; fiery streak, Astron. tail, comet …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• meteor — me•te•or [[t]ˈmi ti ər, ˌɔr[/t]] n. 1) astron. a) a meteoroid that has entered the earth s atmosphere b) a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth s atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide 2) any… …   From formal English to slang

• meteor — /ˈmitiɔ/ (say meeteeaw), / tiə/ (say teeuh) noun 1. a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth s atmosphere; a bolide or shooting star. 2. any meteoroid or meteorite. 3. a brief, dazzling success, as of… …  

• 2009 Latvian meteorite hoax — The 2009 Latvian meteorite hoax was a publicity stunt in which Swedish based telecommunications company Tele2 staged an apparent meteorite landing which was later revealed to be fake. Contents 1 The Meteorite incident 2 Investigation 3 …   Wikipedia

• Firedrake — Fire drake (f[imac]r dr[=a]k ), n. [AS. f[=y]rdraca; f[=y]r fire + draca a dragon. See {Fire}, and {Drake} a dragon.] [Obs.] 1. A fiery dragon. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. A fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket. [1913 Webster] 3. A worker at …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bolide — [bō′līd΄, bō′lid΄] n. [Fr < L bolis (gen. bolidis), fiery meteor < Gr, missile, arrow, akin to ballein, to throw: see BALL2] a brilliant meteor with a magnitude exceeding 4, esp. one that explodes; fireball …   English World dictionary

• Bhargava — (Devanagari: भार्गव) is a surname of Brahmins. That is, those who are descendants of Muni bhR^igu (Bhrigu). भृगोः अपत्यानि पुमांसः भार्गवाः , which means that the progeny of Bhrigu are Bhargavas . The Lineage (Mahabharata, Book 1, Chapter 66) The …   Wikipedia