meteor

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

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meteor (plural meteors)

  1. (archaic) 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), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars [next]).
  2. A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere: A shooting star or falling star.
  3. (juggling) A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
  4. (martial arts) A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.

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  • p. 1859 December, Herman Melville, “The Portent (1859)”
    But the streaming beard is shown
    (Weird John Brown),
    The meteor of the war.

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meteor m (plural meteors)

  1. meteor

Polish [edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Wikipedia pl

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meteor m

  1. (astronomy) meteor

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  • IPA: /metěoːr/
  • Hyphenation: me‧te‧or

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metèōr m (Cyrillic spelling метѐо̄р)

  1. (astronomy) meteor

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meteor c

  1. meteor

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