n. any of the many small; solid bodies traveling through outer space; which are seen as meteors when they enter the earth's atmosphere
A meteoroid is significantly smaller than an asteroid.
A meteoroid is significantly smaller than an asteroid.
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What do you call a meteoroid when it hits the ground?
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4 syllables
me-te-or-oid
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