meteoroid
n. அண்டவௌத கடவாத உற்கை, விண்வௌத அணுகாததனால் கூராய்வொளி பெறாத எரிமீன் ஒத்த பிழம்பு.
Me"te*or*oid, n. Etym: [Meteor + -oid.] (Astron.) Defn: A small body moving through space, or revolving about the sun, which on entering the earth's atmosphere would be deflagrated and appear as a meteor. These bodies [small, solid bodies] before they come into the air, I call meteoroids. H. A. Newton.