meteoroid
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meteoroid
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
meteoroid (plural meteoroids)
- (astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere
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small debris in a star system
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Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English meteoroid.
Pronunciation
Noun
meteoroid m inan (related adjective meteoroidowy)
- (astronomy) meteoroid (relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere)
- (astronomy) meteor, falling star, shooting star (fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star)
- Synonyms: meteor, spadająca gwiazda
Declension
Declension of meteoroid
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | meteoroid | meteoroidy |
| genitive | meteoroidu | meteoroidów |
| dative | meteoroidowi | meteoroidom |
| accusative | meteoroid | meteoroidy |
| instrumental | meteoroidem | meteoroidami |
| locative | meteoroidzie | meteoroidach |
| vocative | meteoroidzie | meteoroidy |
Further reading
- meteoroid in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- meteoroid in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- meteoroidy in PWN's encyclopedia