noun🔗ShareMeteoroid, WeltraumschuttA relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere"The astronomy club discussed how a meteoroid becomes a meteor when it enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up. "Der Astronomie-Club diskutierte, wie ein Meteoroid zu einem Meteor wird, wenn er in die Erdatmosphäre eintritt und verglüht.astronomyspacescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading