meteor

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.2.3 Related terms 1.2.4 Translations 1.3 See also 1.4 Anagrams 2 Bosnian 2.1 Noun 3 Polish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 4 Serbian 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Of Middle English origin, derived from the Latin meteorum, from the Ancient Greek μετέωρον (meteōron), itself of the Ancient Greek μετέωρος (meteōros), “‘raised from the ground, hanging, lofty’”), from μετά (meta), “‘in the midst of, among, between’”) + αείρω (aeiro), “‘to lift, to heave, to raise up’”).

[edit] Noun

meteor (plural meteors)

1. A fast moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere.
2. (juggling) A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
3. (martial arts) A striking weapon resembling a Track and Field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.

[edit] Quotations

• p. 1859 December, Herman Melville, “The Portent (1859)”

  But the streaming beard is shown

  (Weird John Brown),

  The meteor of the war.

[edit] Derived terms

• meteor hammer
• meteor shower

[edit] Related terms

meteorite meteoroid

meteorology meteoric

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

asteroid comet falling star

shooting star wikipedia entry for meteor

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eemort
• remote

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[edit] Bosnian

[edit] Noun

meteor m (plural meteori)

1. meteor, bolide

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[edit] Polish

Wikipedia ^pl

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meteor m.

1. (astronomy) meteor

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	meteor	meteory
Genitive	meteora	meteorów
Dative	meteorowi	meteorom
Accusative	meteor	meteory
Instrumental	meteorem	meteorami
Locative	meteorze	meteorach
Vocative	meteorze	meteory

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[edit] Serbian

[edit] Noun

meteor m. (plural meteori) (Cyrillic spelling метеор)

1. meteor, bolide