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Princeton's WordNet

  1. micrometeorite, micrometeoroid, micrometeornoun

    a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere

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  1. micrometeor

    A micrometeoroid is a tiny meteoroid: a small particle of rock in space, usually weighing less than a gram. A micrometeorite is such a particle that survives passage through Earth's atmosphere and reaches Earth's surface. The term "micrometeoroid" was officially deprecated by the IAU in 2017, as redundant to meteoroid.

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  1. micrometeor

    A micrometeor is a small particle from outer space that enters Earth's atmosphere. It is typically the size of a dust particle, measuring less than 1 millimeter in diameter. Upon entering the Earth's atmosphere, these particles often disintegrate and burn up, sometimes visible as a meteor or "shooting star".

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of micrometeor in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of micrometeor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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