MICROMETEOROID

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere

Synonyms:

micrometeor; micrometeorite; micrometeoroid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("micrometeoroid" is a kind of...):

meteorite (stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface)

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