01 n. Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.
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Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.“Hail, an ordinary meteor.” — Bp. Hall.
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Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region.“The vaulty top of heaven Figured quite o'er with burning meteors.” — Shak.
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A mass of stone or other substance which sometimes falls to the earth from space beyond the moon, burning up from atomospheric friction and creating a brilliant but usually very brief trail of light in the atmosphere; also called a shooting star. Also: shooting star