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ut the sun, which on entering the earth's atmosphere would be deflagrated and appear as a meteor. These bodies [small, solid bodies] before they come into the air, I call meteoroids. H. A. Newton.

Of or pertaining to a meteoroid or to meteoroids.

A meteoric stone; an aërolite; a meteorite.

Of or pertaining to the atmosphere and its phenomena, or to meteorology. Meteorological table, Meteorological register, a table or register exhibiting the state of the air and its temperature, weight, dryness, moisture, motion, etc.

A person skilled in meteorology.

The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, storms, etc.

A species of divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which was held in high estimation by the Romans.

ch transmits automatically to a central station atmospheric changes as marked by the anemometer, barometer, thermometer, etc.

An astrolabe; a planisphere. [Obs.]

Of the nature or appearance of a meteor.

One who, or that which, metes or measures. See Coal-meter.

les; rhythm; measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter. The only strict antithesis to prose is meter. Wordsworth.

The act of measuring, or the cost of measuring.

of energy or work done; the power exerted in raising one gram through the distance of one meter against gravitation.

A measuring rod. Ascham.

A yard, staff, or rod, used as a measure. [Obs.] Shak.

An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.

An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.

Same as Acetimeter. Brande & C.

An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids. Ure.