noun · Nature

meteor

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The meaning (definition) of the word meteor

a chunk of space rock that glows as it falls toward Earth

The word meteor used in a sentence

A meteor is a shooting star that falls from space.

Words that mean the same as meteor (synonyms)

shooting star

The plural of the word meteor

meteors

How the word meteor is said around the world

Frenchmétéore (maytayawr)
Spanishmeteorito (maytayohreetoh)
Mandarin流星 (liú xīng)
Hindiउल्का (uulkah)
Arabicنيزك (nahyzahk)
Russianметеор (meteor)
Portuguese (EU)meteoro (miteeawruu)
Portuguese (BR)meteoro (maytayawruu)
Japanese流星 (ryuusei)
GermanMeteor (maytayohr)
Urduالکا (ahlkah)
Punjabiਉਲਕਾ (uuluhkah)
Korean유성 (yuseong)
Hebrewמֵטֵאוֹר (maytayohr)
Greekμετέωρο (meteoro)
Dutchmeteoor (maytuhohr)
Tagalogbulalakaw (boolahlahkow)
Vietnamesesao băng (sow bahng)
Turkishmeteor (maytayawr)
Persianشهاب سنگ (shahahb sahng)
Polishmeteor (meteawr)
Ukrainianметеор (meteor)
Bengaliউল্কা (oolkah)
Swedishmeteor (maytuhoor)
Italianmeteora (maytayohrah)

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