meteoroid

«meteoroid» in Mova's school dictionary: A small rock or bit of metal travelling through space… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a meteoroid, meteoroids)

meaning for a pupil

A small rock or bit of metal travelling through space, smaller than an asteroid. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons pupils learn three linked words: a meteoroid is the rock in space, a meteor is the streak of light when it burns up in our air (a «shooting star»), and a meteorite is a piece that lands on the ground. Phrases: «meteoroid, meteor and meteorite».

examples

• A meteoroid travels very fast through space. tree →
• When a meteoroid enters the atmosphere, it becomes a meteor. tree →
• Most meteoroids are no bigger than a grain of sand. tree →
• If a bit survives and lands, it is a meteorite. tree →
• Meteoroids can damage satellites. tree →

note

Countable. Common trap: meteoroid (space) vs meteor (light in the sky) vs meteorite (on the ground). Shooting stars are not stars.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «meteoroid» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.