lithometeor [lith-uh-mee-tee-er] Word Origin noun Meteorology.
- a mass of dry particles suspended in the atmosphere, as dust or haze.
Compare hydrometeor. Origin of lithometeor First recorded in 1835–45; litho- + meteor British Dictionary definitions for lithometeor lithometeor noun
- a mass of solid particles, such as dust, sand, etc, falling through the atmosphere