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SHOOTING STAR [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Stars (Astronomy)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
DEF

A streak of light in the night sky that looks like a star falling but that is actually a ... meteor ... falling from outer space into the Earth's atmosphere.

CONT

The difference between a meteorite, a meteor and a shooting star, is that the latter is small enough to be totally destroyed in the atmosphere ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étoiles (Astronomie)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
DEF

Phénomène lumineux qui résulte de la traversée de l'atmosphère terrestre par un corps solide venant de l'espace.

CONT

Une étoile filante [...] apparaît lorsqu'une particule solide ou météorite pénètre dans la haute atmosphère.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estrellas (Astronomía)
  • Astrofísica y cosmografía
DEF

Rastro luminoso dejado en la atmósfera por un meteorito incandescente que puede consistir en la persistencia de su imagen en la retina, a causa de su gran velocidad, o a una estela de partículas luminosas si el meteorito se ha desagregado.

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Record 2 2010-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
Primula meadia
Latin
Dodecatheon meadia
Latin
OBS

A plant of the family Primulaceae.

OBS

shooting star; shootingstar: common names also used to refer to the genus Dodecatheon.

Key term(s)
  • prairie shootingstar
  • common shootingstar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Primula meadia
Latin
Dodecatheon meadia
Latin
OBS

Plante de la famille des Primulaceae.

Spanish

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