meteoor

From Latin meteorum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον (metéōron), from μετέωρος (metéōros, “raised from the ground, hanging, lofty”), from μετά (metá, “in the midst of, among, between”) (English meta) + ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, to heave, to raise up”).

Original sense of “atmospheric phenomenon” gave rise to meteorology, now restricted to extraterrestrial objects burning up as they enter the atmosphere.

• IPA^(key): /ˌmeː.teːˈoːr/

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• Hyphenation: me‧te‧oor
• Rhymes: -oːr

meteoor m (plural meteoren, diminutive meteoortje n)

1. meteor
2. (obsolete) luminary (light-emitting celestial object)

   Synonym: hemellicht

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