meteor
nounHow many syllables in meteor?
There are 3 syllables in the word meteor.How to pronounce meteor:
Definition of meteor:
- meteor (noun):
- an atmospheric phenomenon (such as lightning or a snowfall)
- (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere.
- the bright streak of light appearing in the sky due to a piece of rock or metal burning up because of friction as it falls through the atmosphere
Synonyms for meteor:
bolide
comet
estraterrestrial body
falling star
fireball
meteor swarm
meteorite
meteoroid
shooting star
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- subdivide
- sinfulness
- Katsuko
- abstracted
- perilous
- conjoining
- calorie
- luxury
- samurai
- logical
- degressive
- regretful
- Quanita
- eyehole
- Sabiti
- loxodromes
- rectify
- disorder
- captivate
- truculent
- daintily
- flowery
- fixation
- pan-broiling
- oriental
- excuse-me
- garrotted
- Habeeba
- vassalage
- swashbuckler
- undefiled
- exemplar
- degender
- tortuous
- lacerate
- disposal
- paragraphs
- gardener
- jollity
- harquebus
- boundlessly
- believer
- bilingual
- propitiate
- unsuited
- unalike
- firelights
- durian
- maximum
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Syllable Fun Fact
Some languages, like Japanese, are considered mora-timed, where the duration of each syllable (or mora) is approximately equal.
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