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meteor

  1. meteor
    The light phenomenon, known popularly as a shooting star or falling star, that results from the entry into Earth's atmosphere of a solid particle, or meteoroid, from space.

  2. The particle itself during entry. Very large, bright meteors are known as fireballs or bolides.

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