Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "meteor" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

dublin orbit outerspace republic of ireland sky space universe

Capable Of

fall down into fast food restaurant

Coordinate Terms

asteroid comet

Derived Terms

Great Meteor aerometeor hydrometeor lithometeor megacryometeor meteor bumper meteor hammer meteor shower meteor storm meteor strike meteorette meteoric meteorical meteorism meteorist meteorite meteoritic meteoriticist meteoritics meteorize meteorlike meteorograph meteorography meteoroid meteoroidal meteorolite meteorology meteoromancy meteorometer meteoroscope meteoroscopy meteorosophistical meteorous meteory supermeteor

Etymologically Related To

meta meteorology

Context

juggling martial arts

Has Property

like planet only much smaller

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

estraterrestrial body extraterrestrial body extraterrestrial object light visible light visible radiation

Type Of (IsA)

change of location company know as shooting star light meteoroid moving image natural thing non periodic translation physical destruction event physical transformation ship

Part Of

meteor shower

Related Terms

aerial airy aqueous atmosphere atmospheric aurora cable chain cloud dew extraterrestrial falling star fiery frost hail hammer throw hydrometeor igneous lightning luminous matter meteorology phenomenon rain rainbow shooting star snow track and field watery wind wonderment

Similar Terms

asteroid shooting star

Synonym Network

falling star meteoroid

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.