MICROMETEORITE


Meaning of MICROMETEORITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌmī-krō-ˈmē-tē-ə-ˌrīt ]

noun

Date: 1949

1. : a meteorite so small that it can pass through the earth's atmosphere without becoming intensely heated

2. : a very small particle in interplanetary space

• mi·cro·me·te·or·it·ic -ˌmē-tē-ə-ˈri-tik adjective

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