The program provides business counseling and management assistance to minority owned business enterprises. It operates by providing grants to a national network of Minority Business Development Centers, Native American Business Development Centers, and Business Resource Centers.
Word forms: plural meteors. countable noun. A meteor is a piece of rock or metal that burns very brightly when it enters the earth's atmosphere from space. Synonyms: falling star, comet, meteorite, fireball More Synonyms of meteor.
Meteors are also commonly called shooting stars or falling stars. When several meteoroids are passing through the Earthâs atmosphere, it is called a meteor shower. Once a meteor has finished passing through the atmosphere and has struck the Earthâs surface, it is considered a meteorite. A Meteorite.