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Noun: micrometeorite  `mIkrow'meeteeu`rIt
  1. A meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere
    - micrometeoroid, micrometeor

Derived forms: micrometeorites

See also: micrometeoric, micrometeoritic

Type of: meteorite

Encyclopedia: Micrometeorite