micrometeoroid

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What does micrometeoroid mean?

an extraterrestrial particle less than a millimeter in size

Where does micrometeoroid come from?

Etymology tree English micro- English meteor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o- Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Latin -oīdēslbor. English -oid English meteoroid English micrometeoroid From micro- + meteoroid.

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