micrometeorite

See also: micrométéorite

English

Etymology

From micro- +‎ meteorite (micro- +‎ meteor +‎ -ite).

Noun

micrometeorite (plural micrometeorites)

  1. an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting

Translations

Italian

Etymology

From micro- +‎ meteorite.

Noun

micrometeorite m (plural micrometeoriti)

  1. micrometeorite
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