A weapon which originated in ancient China, consisting of two weights connected by a rope or chain.

plural of meteor hammer

An iron-nickel alloy found on meteorites, generally found in the form of kamacite and taenite.

plural of meteoric water

plural of meteoric iron

plural of meteor bumper

(aerospace) Synonym of Whipple shield

The science that deals with the study of the atmosphere and its phenomena, especially with weather and weather forecasting. / The atmospheric phenomena in a specific region or period.

(astronomy, mineralogy, geochemistry, cosmochemistry) The science that deals with meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids.

(astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere