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meteoor

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

kosmosest Maa atmosfääri sisenenud tahke liikuva keha helendav kogum
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  • Viuhti lendab üle kogu taeva meteoor.

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Koolisõnastikud 2005–2010

ID 595710 Last modified 31.10.2022
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Domain physics
meteoor
  • kosmiline osake, mille sisenemisel Maa atmosfääri tekib taevasse helenduv jälg
meteoor

Kosmoseteaduse ja -tehnoloogia terminibaas

ID 576089 Last modified 03.12.2024
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Domain astronomy
meteor preferred
  • optiliste, akustiliste, elektriliste jm nähtuste kogum, mille põhjustab planeetidevahelisest ruumist Maa atmosfääri tungiv, suure kiiruse tõttu kiirgav ja kiiresti häviv aineosa (meteoorkeha)
  • visible passage of a glowing meteoroid, micrometeoroid, comet or asteroid through Earth's atmosphere, after being heated to incandescence by collisions with air molecules in the upper atmosphere, creating a streak of light via its rapid motion
    Good to know
    • See also: Sun.org > Encyclopedia > Asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, meteorites, comets, http://www.sun.org/encyclopedia/asteroids-meteoroids-meteors-meteorites-comets [15.6.2017]
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meteoor
Usage examples
  • Väga heledaid meteoore nimetatakse tulekeradeks.
meteor preferred
Usage examples
  • When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors.
shooting star
Usage examples
  • When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors.

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

meteoor meteoorid
meteoori meteooride
meteoori meteoore ~ meteoorisid

Etymology

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  • meteoor
    • Meteor 'meteoor'
      • meteōron 'meteoor' omadussõnast meteōros 'õhus hõljuv'

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