MICROMETEORITE


Meaning of MICROMETEORITE in English

I. “+ noun

Etymology: micr- + meteorite

: a meteorite so small that it penetrates through the earth's atmosphere without becoming intensely heated and hence without disintegration

II. noun

: a very small particle in interplanetary space

• mi·cro·meteoritic ¦mīkrōˌ adjective

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