Definition of Micrometeor

1. Noun. A meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere.

Exact synonyms: Micrometeorite, Micrometeoroid
Generic synonyms: Meteorite
Derivative terms: Micrometeoritic

Lexicographical Neighbors of Micrometeor

micromelia
micromelias
micromelic dwarfism
micromercurialism
micromere
micromeres
micromerozoite
micromesh
micromeshes
micrometastases
micrometastasis
micrometastatic
micrometastatic disease
micrometazoa
micrometazoan
micrometeor (current term)
micrometeoric
micrometeorite
micrometeorites
micrometeoritic
micrometeoroid
micrometeoroids
micrometeorological
micrometeorology
micrometer
micrometer caliper
micrometer gauge
micrometers
micromethod
micromethods

Literary usage of Micrometeor

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalogue by Bibliothèque (1899)
"Ueber das Tangential Schrauben-micrometeor mit Trommel. Halle, 1887, i broch. in-4°. — Guillaume (G.). — Unités et étalons. Paris, Gauthier- Villars, 1898, ..."

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