| 单词 | meteoric storms |
| 释义 | meteor /mēˈtyər, -ti-ər or -ti-ör/noun
ORIGIN: Gr ta meteōra things on high, from meta and the root of aeirein to lift meteoric /mē-ti-orˈik/ adjective
meteorˈically adverb In the manner of a meteor meˈteorist noun An expert on meteors meˈteorite noun A meteor that has fallen to earth as a lump of stone or metal meteoritˈic, meteoritˈical or meˈteorital /-īt-l/ adjective meteoritˈicist noun meteoritˈics singular noun The science or study of meteors meˈteorogram noun A meteorograph record meˈteorograph noun An instrument by which several meteorological elements are recorded in combination meˈteoroid noun A meteor that has not reached the earth's atmosphere meteoroidˈal adjective meˈteorolite noun (Gr lithos stone) a meteoric stone meteorologˈic or meteorologˈical adjective meteorologˈically adverb meteorolˈogist noun meteorolˈogy noun The study of weather and climate meˈteorous adjective (or, esp in poetry /mē-tēˈər-əs/) like a meteor, meteoric meteor crater noun A crater formed by the fall of a meteor meteoric iron noun Iron as found in meteorites meteoric stones plural noun Aerolites Meteorological Office noun A government department issuing weather forecasts, etc meteorological satellite noun A satellite used for weather observation and forecasting, carrying television cameras to transmit cloud-formation changes and radiometers to measure terrestrial and solar radiation meteor shower, meteoric shower, meteor storm or meteoric storm noun The profusion of meteors visible as the earth passes through a meteor swarm meteor streams plural noun Streams of dust revolving about the sun, whose intersection by the earth causes meteor showers meteor swarm noun A number of meteoroids travelling on parallel courses |
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