mete | (noun) a line that indicates a boundary | Synonyms: border, borderline, boundary line, delimitation |
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metempsychosis | (noun) after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body | Synonyms: rebirth |
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metencephalon | (noun) the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum | - |
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meteor | (noun) (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere | Synonyms: meteoroid |
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(noun) a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode | Synonyms: shooting star |
meteoric | (adjective) pertaining to or consisting of meteors or meteoroids | - |
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(adjective) of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions | Synonyms: meteorologic, meteorological |
(adjective) like a meteor in speed or brilliance or transience | - |
meteorite | (noun) stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface | - |
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meteoritic | (adjective) of or relating to or caused by meteorites | Synonyms: meteoritical |
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meteoritical | (adjective) of or relating to or caused by meteorites | Synonyms: meteoritic |
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meteoroid | (noun) (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere | Synonyms: meteor |
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meteorologic | (adjective) of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions | Synonyms: meteoric, meteorological |
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meteorological | (adjective) of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions | Synonyms: meteoric, meteorologic |
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meteorologically | (adverb) with respect to the weather | - |
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meteorologist | (noun) a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions | - |
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meteorology | (noun) the earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) | - |
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(noun) predicting what the weather will be | Synonyms: weather forecasting |
meteortropism | (noun) an effect of climate on biological processes (as the effect on joint pains etc.) | - |
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meter | (noun) any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity | - |
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(noun) rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration | Synonyms: metre, time |
(noun) (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse | Synonyms: beat, cadence, measure, metre |
(noun) the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards) | Synonyms: m, metre |
(verb) measure with a meter | - |
(verb) stamp with a meter indicating the postage | - |
meterstick | (noun) a rule one meter long (usually marked off in centimeters and millimeters) | Synonyms: metrestick |
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