preatmospheric

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adjective

Describing a meteoroid as it approaches the atmosphere

OriginEnglish atmospheric ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectivepreatmospheric (not comparable)
  1. not comparableastronomyDescribing a meteoroid as it approaches the atmosphere

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishatmospheric
  10. Englishpreatmospheric

From pre- + atmospheric.

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Cite this entry
APA

preatmospheric. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preatmospheric

MLA

“preatmospheric.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preatmospheric. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “preatmospheric,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/preatmospheric.

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