Meanings
nounmicrometeoroid (plural micrometeoroids)
plural micrometeoroids
- astronomyan extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Englishmeteor
- Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
- Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
- Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
- Englishmeteoroid
- Englishmicrometeoroid
Translations
German Mikrometeorit
- Mikrometeoritastronomy: extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size
Icelandic geimarða
- geimarðaastronomy: extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size
Turkish mikrometeorit
- mikrometeoritastronomy: extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size
Cite this entry
APA
micrometeoroid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micrometeoroid
MLA
“micrometeoroid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micrometeoroid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micrometeoroid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micrometeoroid.
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