NOM | phenomenon | estrella fugaç, estel fugaç, meteor | 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 |
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Sentit | 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. | |
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Sinònims | estel fugaç, meteor | |
Part de | pluja de meteorits, pluja de meteors | A transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere |
Específic | bòlid | An especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) |
General | llum | (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation |
Anglès | meteor, shooting star | |
Espanyol | estrella fugaz, meteoro |
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