meteor

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
meteor/ˈmiːtiə(r)/

▶noun a small body of matter from outer space that becomes incandescent as a result of friction with the earth's atmosphere and appears as a streak of light.

– origin C16 (denoting any atmospheric phenomenon): from mod. L. meteorum, from Gk meteōron, neut. (used as n.) of meteōros ‘lofty’.

'meteor' also found in these Oxford entries:

bolide - falling star - fireball - -id - meteorite - meteoroid - meteorology - radiant - shooting star

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