Meaning Of The Word Meteoroid

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What's The Definition Of Meteoroid?

meteoroid in American English
any of the many small, solid bodies traveling through outer space, which are seen as meteors when they enter the earth's atmosphere
noun: any of the small bodies, often remnants of comets, traveling through space: when such a body enters the earth's atmosphere it is heated to luminosity and becomes a meteor

meteoroid in British English
noun: any of the small celestial bodies that are thought to orbit the sun, possibly as the remains of comets. When they enter the earth's atmosphere, they become visible as meteors

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