Definition of Meteor

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Definition of Meteor
	Meteor Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc. Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region. Related Definitions: Any, Appearance, As, Atmosphere, Body, Elevated, Hail, In, Luminous, More, Or, Phenomenon, Rain, Region, Seen, Snow, The, Transient

Meteor Quotations

Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
Jack London

I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
Jack London

A friend of mine described it this way: When they were born it was like a meteor landed in our house and blew everything apart. We had to just put all the pieces back.
Christine Lahti

I conclude, therefore, that this star is not some kind of comet or a fiery meteor... but that it is a star shining in the firmament itself one that has never previously been seen before our time, in any age since the beginning of the world.
Tycho Brahe

Meteor Translations

meteor in German is Meteor, Meteror
meteor in Hungarian is meteor
meteor in Spanish is meteoro
meteor in Swedish is meteor

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