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Synonyms for meteor
ˈmi ti ər, -ˌɔrme·te·or
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Princeton's WordNet
meteoroid, meteornoun
(astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere
Synonyms:
shooting star, meteoroidmeteor, shooting starnoun
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
Synonyms:
shooting star, meteoroid
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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
meteornoun
Synonyms:
fireball, shooting star, bolis, bolide
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
METEOR
Synonyms:
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How to use meteor in a sentence?
Men of genius are often dull and inert in society, as the blazing meteor when it descends to earth is only a stone.
This is the first time we have clear evidence of glasses on Earth that were created by the thermal radiation and winds from a fireball exploding just above the surface, to have such a dramatic effect on such a large area, this was a truly massive explosion. Lots of us have seen bolide( bright meteor) fireballs streaking across the sky, but those are tiny blips compared to this.
I felt that it was a matter of injustice, it's not as if a meteor dropped on the middle of the park and destroyed the lynx, it's a decision... It was a decision by the banks to contribute to the extinction of the Balkan lynx.
Bright moon phases are bad for meteor showers as they wash out the dimmer meteors, a full or almost full moon dominates one part of the sky, making that part undesirable for observing meteors. The full moon also lasts the entire night, leaving no hours of complete darkness, which is preferred.
I would rather be ashes than dust I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The proper function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.
Translations for meteor
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- شهابArabic
- meteorAzerbaijani
- метэорBelarusian
- метеорBulgarian
- meteorCatalan, Valencian
- povětroň, meteor, létaviceCzech
- seren wibWelsh
- meteorDanish
- MeteorGerman
- μετέωροGreek
- meteoroEsperanto
- meteoroSpanish
- meteoorEstonian
- meteoroBasque
- شهابPersian
- meteori, tähdenlentoFinnish
- météoreFrench
- dreagScottish Gaelic
- meteoroGalician
- מטאורHebrew
- उल्काHindi
- hullócsillagHungarian
- ասուպArmenian
- stjörnuhrapIcelandic
- meteoraItalian
- 流星Japanese
- მეტეორიGeorgian
- អាកាសបាតុភូតKhmer
- 流星, 유성Korean
- meteorasLithuanian
- meteorsLatvian
- tūmatakōkiri, matakōkiri, kōkiri, kōtiritiri, kōtiriMāori
- vallende ster, meteorietDutch
- meteorNorwegian
- sǫʼ náádiilwoʼígíí, sǫʼ nanidéhígííNavajo, Navaho
- meteor, spadająca gwiazdaPolish
- meteoroPortuguese
- meteorRomanian
- метеорRussian
- meteor, метеорSerbo-Croatian
- meteorSwedish
- ดาวตกThai
- bulalakawTagalog
- meteor, göktaşıTurkish
- метеорUkrainian
- sao băngVietnamese
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