bolide en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈboʊ.lɪd/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈboʊ.laɪd/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from French bolide, from Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile, arrow, javelin”). Doublet of bolis.
Meanings
- An extremely bright meteor.
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Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth.
The smallest impactor that can penetrate the atmosphere deep enough to cause any damage on the ground is not much smaller than the "Tunguska" bolide that flattened a couple thousand square miles of Siberian forest in 1908.
2004, Alan Harris, “SPACEGUARD REDUX, PUT TO TEST”, in Astrobiology Magazine:
- A fireball.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bolides | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (29)
io bolido (extremely bright meteor) · ru боли́д (extremely bright meteor) · fr bolide (extremely bright meteor) · de Bolide (extremely bright meteor) · pl bolid (extremely bright meteor) · fa شخانه (extremely bright meteor) · de Feuerball (extremely bright meteor) · ka ბოლიდი (extremely bright meteor) · nl vuurbol (extremely bright meteor) · ru метеори́т (any extraterrestrial body that collides with earth) · fi bolidi (extremely bright meteor) · sv bolid (extremely bright meteor) · pl meteor (any extraterrestrial body that collides with earth) · it bolide (extremely bright meteor) · ja 火球 (extremely bright meteor) · vo filaglöp meteorik (extremely bright meteor) · sv eldklot (extremely bright meteor) · es bólido (extremely bright meteor) · sv eldkula (extremely bright meteor) · cs bolid (extremely bright meteor) · eo bolido (extremely bright meteor) · fi tulipallo (extremely bright meteor) · ca bòlid (extremely bright meteor) · fa تیرشهاب (extremely bright meteor) · nl bolide (extremely bright meteor) · mk боли́д (extremely bright meteor) · it meteora (any extraterrestrial body that collides with earth) · pa ਉਲਕਾ ਪਿੰਡ (extremely bright meteor) · kaw handaru (extremely bright meteor)