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meteorite vs micrometeor

micrometeor vs meteorite

meteorite and micrometeor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
meteorite Yes No No No
micrometeor Yes No No No
As nouns, micrometeor is a hyponym of meteorite; that is, micrometeor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than meteorite:
  • meteorite: stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
  • micrometeor: a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere
Other hyponyms of meteorite include aerolite, micrometeorite, micrometeoroid, pallasite, siderite.
meteorite (noun) micrometeor (noun)
stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere
Difference between meteorite and micrometeor

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