What does "meteoroid" mean?

A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere

What is a synonym for "meteoroid"?

Common synonyms include: fireball, impactor, meteor, radiant, shooting star, space rock.

noun

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Noun

1
A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere
2
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere wordnet

"A burning meteoroid produces a meteor."

From meteor + -oid.