Meteor

['miːtɪə;-tɪɔː] or ['mitɪɚ]

解释:

(noun.) 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.

弗朗辛校对--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.

(n.) Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region.

编辑:米考伯

解释:

n. one of numberless small bodies travelling through space continually being encountered by the earth on its orbital path and then revealed to our observation as aerolites fire-balls or shooting-stars: formerly used of any appearance in the atmosphere as clouds rain: (fig.) anything that for a time dazzles or strikes with wonder.—adj. Meteor′ic pertaining to or consisting of meteors: proceeding from a meteor: flashing like a meteor: influenced by the weather.—ns. Mē′teorograph an instrument by which several meteorological elements are recorded in combination; Meteor′olite Mē′teorite a meteoric stone.—adjs. Meteorolog′ic -al.—ns. Meteorol′ogist; one skilled in meteorology; Meteorol′ogy that department of physics which treats of the phenomena of the atmosphere as regards weather and climate.—adj. Mē′tēorous (Milt.) having the nature of a meteor.—Meteoric iron iron as found in meteoric stones; Meteoric showers showers of meteors or shooting-stars; Meteoric Stones aerolites.

录入:斯蒂芬妮