meteoroid

meteoroid Definition

me·teor·oid (mēt′ē ər o̵id′)

noun

any of the many small, solid bodies traveling through outer space, which are seen as meteors when they enter the earth's atmosphere

meteoroid Synonyms

meteoroid Usage Examples

Converse of object

call: Some of those pieces, called meteoroids, can get close to the Earth and be pulled toward the Earth by its gravity.

Adjective modifier

large: Craters on Venus seem to come in bunches indicating that large meteoroids that do reach the surface usually break up in the atmosphere.
small: There eyes are small and beady, Like small dark meteoroids.

Modifies a noun

stream: But how does an asteroid produce a meteoroid debris stream?
impact: High-pressure low temperature ice forms are thought to be present on the outer planets possibly as the result of meteoroid impacts on their surfaces.