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# meteor

noun (a meteor, meteors)

«meteor» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A streak of light in the night sky made when a small piece of rock or dust from space burns up in the air; a shooting star. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteor/#m1)
2. The piece of space rock itself as it falls through the air. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteor/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about space: a meteoroid is the rock in space, a meteor is the bright streak as it burns, and a meteorite is a piece that lands on the ground. A «meteor shower» is many meteors at once. Phrases: meteor shower, shooting star, a meteor shot across the sky.

### Examples

- We saw a meteor flash across the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteor/#x1)
- A meteor is also called a shooting star. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteor/#x2)
- Most meteors burn up before they hit the ground. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteor/#x3)
- We stayed up late to watch the meteor shower. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteor/#x4)
- A meteor that reaches the ground is called a meteorite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteor/#x5)
- Make a wish when you see a meteor! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteor/#x6)
- Scientists study meteors to learn about space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteor/#x7)
- The meteor left a glowing trail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteor/#x8)
- A shooting star lit up the sky, and the boy's thoughts passed in a second from the vapours of the earth up to the shining meteor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteor/#x9)

### Note

Countable: meteors. Myth: a shooting star is not a star at all — it is a tiny rock burning up. Related: meteorite, meteoroid. Trap: «meteorology» is about weather, not meteors.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «meteor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«meteor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/meteor.html) on Mova free.