meteor
An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenonAn atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars).
» Tom watched the meteor shower.
Значение
значений: 5An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars).
A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star.
Meteor
метео́рmeteór
метео́рmeteór
a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.
(переносно)Any short-lived source of wonderment.
Примеры
предложений: 64Tom watched the meteor shower.
A burning meteoroid produces a meteor.
Горящий метеороид становится метеором.
ukПалаючий метеороїд викликає появу метеора.
The atmosphere protects us from meteors.
Атмосфера защищает нас от метеоров.
deDie Atmosphäre schützt uns vor Meteoren.
People often refer to meteors as "falling" or "shooting" stars.
Люди часто считают метеоры "падающими звёздами".
deDie Leute sprechen bei Meteoren oft von „Sternschnuppen“.
Meteor strikes are a real threat.
Удары метеоритов - реальная угроза.
ukПадіння метеоритів — це реальна загроза.
Переводы
языков: 9По значениям 1
По значениям 1
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Происхождение
From Middle French météore, from Old French, from Latin meteorum, from Ancient Greek μετέωFrom Middle French météore, from Old French, from Latin meteorum, from Ancient Greek μετέωρον (metéōron), from μετέωρος (metéōros, “raised from the ground, hanging, lofty”), from μετά (metá, “in the midst of, among, between”) (English meta) + ἀείρω (aeírō, “to lift, to heave, to raise up”).
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Формы
мн. число: meteorsСинонимы
синонимов: 5- a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode:shooting star
- (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere:meteoroid