preatmospheric en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English atmospheric English preatmospheric From pre- + atmospheric.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Describing a meteoroid as it approaches the atmosphere