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METEOROIDE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-05-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Space Physics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- meteoroid
1, record 1, English, meteoroid
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A particle of] debris in space resulting from collisions among asteroids, comets, moons, and planets. 2, record 1, English, - meteoroid
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When [a meteoroid] enters the earth's atmosphere it is heated to luminosity and becomes a meteor. 3, record 1, English, - meteoroid
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physique spatiale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- météoroïde
1, record 1, French, m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oro%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit corps du Système solaire [...] provenant de la désagrégation d'un astéroïde ou d'un noyau cométaire [...] 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oro%C3%AFde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] appelé météorite lorsqu'il s'écrase sur une planète. 2, record 1, French, - m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oro%C3%AFde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física espacial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- meteoroide
1, record 1, Spanish, meteoroide
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] cuerpo celeste que se desprende de otros de mayor tamaño, como planetas o asteroides. 1, record 1, Spanish, - meteoroide
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
meteoroide: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que si este cuerpo llega a caer sobre la superficie de la Tierra, recibe el nombre de "meteorito". 1, record 1, Spanish, - meteoroide
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