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Pronunciation: [mˈiːtɪə] (IPA)

A meteor is an object that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction. There are various synonyms for the word "meteor" which include shooting star, falling star, fireball, and bolide. Shooting star is used to describe the bright streak of light in the sky that is caused by a meteor. Falling star has the same meaning but is more commonly used in casual conversations. Fireball is generally used for a larger and brighter meteor. Bolide is used to describe a very bright meteor that explodes before it reaches the ground. All these synonyms are used interchangeably to describe the same phenomenon of a meteor entering the Earth's atmosphere.
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You may sometimes see a brilliant meteor flash across the skies, larger apparently than any of the stars; you fix your eyes upon it, but hardly have you begun to admire so exquisite a natural phenomenon when it has vanished.
"Erlach Court"
Ossip Schubin
A particular meteor is a local phenomenon seen over only a small part of the earth's surface, although occasionally a very big and bright one may travel and be visible over a considerable territory.
"A Text-Book of Astronomy"
George C. Comstock
If it were set back in its orbit by ten months' motion, it would be a part of the meteor swarm.
"A Text-Book of Astronomy"
George C. Comstock

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  • I conclude, therefore, that this star is not some kind of comet or a fiery meteor... but that it is a star shining in the firmament itself one that has never previously been seen before our time, in any age since the beginning of the world.
    Tycho Brahe
  • A friend of mine described it this way: When they were born it was like a meteor landed in our house and blew everything apart. We had to just put all the pieces back.
    Christine Lahti
  • I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
    Jack London
  • I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
    Jack London
  • Men of genius are often dull and inert in society; as the blazing meteor, when it descends to earth, is only a stone.
    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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