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Swarmed :: Swarm (n.) Hence, any great number or multitude, as of people in motion, or sometimes of inanimate objects; as, a swarm of meteorites..

Hydrometeorological :: Hydrometeorological (a.) Of or pertaining to hydrometeorology, or to rain, clouds, storms, etc..

Firedrake :: Firedrake (n.) A fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket.

Trail :: Trail (n.) Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor; a trail of smoke..

Pseudostella :: Pseudostella (n.) Any starlike meteor or phenomenon.

Bolide :: Bolide (n.) A kind of bright meteor; a bolis.

Tornado :: Tornado (n.) A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning, and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and small breadth; a small cyclone..

Oligosiderite :: Oligosiderite (n.) A meteorite characterized by the presence of but a small amount of metallic iron.

Meteoromancy :: Meteoromancy (n.) A species of divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which was held in high estimation by the Romans..

Chondritic :: Chondritic (a.) Granular; pertaining to, or having the granular structure characteristic of, the class of meteorites called chondrites..

Fireball :: Fireball (n.) A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding..

Bolis :: Bolis (n.) A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of light or sparks; esp. one which explodes..

Meteorologist :: Meteorologist (n.) A person skilled in meteorology.

Meteorography :: Meteorography (n.) The registration of meteorological phenomena.

Meteorous :: Meteorous (a.) Of the nature or appearance of a meteor.

Siderite :: Siderite (n.) A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron.

Meteor :: Meteor (n.) Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region..

Widmanstatten Figures :: Widmanstatten figures () Certain figures appearing on etched meteoric iron; -- so called after A. B. Widmanstatten, of Vienna, who first described them in 1808. See the Note and Illust. under Meteorite..

Exhalation :: Exhalation (n.) A bright phenomenon; a meteor.

Waterspout :: Waterspout (n.) A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but sometimes over the land..

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