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Definition of Micrometeor
1. Noun. A meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere.
Exact synonyms: Micrometeorite, Micrometeoroid
Generic synonyms: Meteorite
Derivative terms: Micrometeoritic
Generic synonyms: Meteorite
Derivative terms: Micrometeoritic
Lexicographical Neighbors of Micrometeor
Literary usage of Micrometeor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue by Bibliothèque (1899)
"Ueber das Tangential Schrauben-Micrometeor mit Trommel. Halle, 1887, i broch.
in-4°. — Guillaume (G.). — Unités et étalons. Paris, Gauthier- Villars, 1898, ..."