transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmē-tē-ər, -ˌȯr ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English metheour, from Middle French meteore, from Medieval Latin meteorum, from Greek meteōron, from neuter of meteōros high in air, from meta- + -eōros, from aeirein to lift
Date: 15th century
1. : an atmospheric phenomenon (as lightning or a snowfall)
2.
a. : any of the small particles of matter in the solar system that are directly observable only by their incandescence from frictional heating on entry into the atmosphere
b. : the streak of light produced by the passage of a meteor