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# meteoroid

noun (a meteoroid, meteoroids)

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

## Everyday

A small rock or bit of metal travelling through space, smaller than an asteroid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoroid/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons pupils learn three linked words: a meteoroid is the rock in space, a meteor is the streak of light when it burns up in our air (a «shooting star»), and a meteorite is a piece that lands on the ground. Phrases: «meteoroid, meteor and meteorite».

### Examples

- A meteoroid travels very fast through space. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoroid/#x1)
- When a meteoroid enters the atmosphere, it becomes a meteor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoroid/#x2)
- Most meteoroids are no bigger than a grain of sand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoroid/#x3)
- If a bit survives and lands, it is a meteorite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoroid/#x4)
- Meteoroids can damage satellites. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meteoroid/#x5)

### Note

Countable. Common trap: meteoroid (space) vs meteor (light in the sky) vs meteorite (on the ground). Shooting stars are not stars.

## On Mova

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