micrometeor

micrometeor
noun
a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere
Derivationally related forms: ↑micrometeoritic (for: ↑micrometeorite)
Hypernyms: ↑meteorite

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