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micrometeor vs meteorite

meteorite vs micrometeor

micrometeor and meteorite both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
micrometeor Yes No No No
meteorite Yes No No No
As nouns, meteorite is a hypernym of micrometeor; that is, meteorite is a word with a broader meaning than micrometeor:
  • micrometeor: a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere
  • meteorite: stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
micrometeor (noun) meteorite (noun)
a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
Difference between micrometeor and meteorite

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