Word: meteors
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
te
ors
Definition: Plural of meteor; a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
Morphemes:
Affix: meteor
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere: A shooting star or falling star.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μετά
Language: grc
Decoded: meta
Meaning: in the midst of, among, between
Affix: ἀείρω
Language: grc
Decoded: aeiro
Meaning: to lift, to heave, to raise up
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.