meteoroid

== English == === Etymology === From meteor + -oid. === Pronunciation === === Noun === meteoroid (plural meteoroids) (astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere ==== Hypernyms ==== celestial object ==== Hyponyms ==== micrometeoroid ==== Derived terms ==== micrometeoroid meteoroidal ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === meteoroid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English meteoroid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mɛ.tɛ.ɔˈrɔ.it/ Rhymes: -ɔit Syllabification: me‧te‧o‧ro‧id === Noun === meteoroid m inan (related adjective meteoroidowy) (astronomy) meteoroid (relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere) Coordinate terms: meteor, meteoryt (astronomy) meteor, falling star, shooting star (fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star) Synonyms: meteor, spadająca gwiazda ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “meteoroid”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “meteoroid”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) meteoroidy in PWN's encyclopedia