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Meteor vs Bolide - What's the difference?

meteor | bolide |

As nouns the difference between meteor and bolide

is that meteor is any atmospheric phenomenon. (Thus the derivation of meteorology.) These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars [next]) while bolide is an extremely bright meteor.

As a verb meteor

is {{cx|intransitive|lang=en}} To move at great speed.

meteor

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (archaic) Any atmospheric phenomenon. (Thus the derivation of meteorology.'') These were sometimes classified as ''aerial'' or ''airy'' meteors (winds), ''aqueous'' or ''watery'' meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), ''luminous'' meteors (rainbows and aurora), and ''igneous'' or ''fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars [next]).
  • A 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.
  • (juggling) A prop similar to poi balls , in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
  • (martial arts) A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.

    • Usage notes

    * (streak of light in night sky) Not to be confused with (meteoroid) and (meteorite) (cause and remains of a meteor), or (asteroid) and (comet) (celestial bodies).

    Quotations

    * Herman Melville, “The Portent (1859)” *: But the streaming beard is shown *: (Weird John Brown), *: The meteor of the war.

    Synonyms

    * (streak of light in night sky) falling star, shooting star

    Coordinate terms

    * (astronomical phenomenon) asteroid, comet

    Derived terms

    (meteor) * aerometeor * Great Meteor * hydrometeor * lithometeor * meteor hammer * meteor shower * meteor storm * meteor strike * meteorette * meteoric * meteorism * meteorist * meteorite * meteoritic * meteoriticist * meteoritics * meteorize * meteorograph * meteoroid * meteoroidal * meteorology * meteoromancy * meteorometer * meteoroscope * meteoroscopy * meteorosophistical * meteorous * meteory

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To move at great speed.

    • Anagrams

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    External links

    * (wikipedia "meteor") ----

    bolide

    English

    (wikipedia bolide)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An extremely bright meteor
  • Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth
  • A fireball

    • Derived terms

    * superbolide

    Quotations

    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.
    —Alan Harris

    Anagrams

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