bolide
See also: Bolide
English
![](Images/wiktionary/Bolide.jpg.webp)
An especially bright meteor, a bolide (in astronomy)
Etymology
Borrowed from French bolide, from Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile, arrow, javelin”). Doublet of bolis.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈboʊ.laɪd/, /ˈboʊ.lɪd/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
bolide (plural bolides)
- An extremely bright meteor.
- Synonym: fireball
- Any extraterrestrial body that collides with Earth.
- 2004, Alan Harris, "SPACEGUARD REDUX, PUT TO TEST", in Astrobiology Magazine
- 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.
- 2004, Alan Harris, "SPACEGUARD REDUX, PUT TO TEST", in Astrobiology Magazine
- A fireball.
Derived terms
- superbolide
Translations
extremely bright meteor
|
any extraterrestrial body that collides with earth
|
fireball
|
- The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
Translations to be checked
|
Further reading
bolide on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- boiled, odible, oldbie
Dutch
Etymology
From French bolide.
Noun
bolide f (plural bolides, diminutive bolidetje n)
- (astronomy) bolide; an exceptionally bright meteor
- Synonym: vuurbol
- (by extension) fast racing car; speedster, high-powered car
French
Etymology
From Latin bolis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔ.lid/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -id
Noun
bolide m (plural bolides)
- (astronomy, dated) fireball
- (by extension) fast racing car; speedster, high-powered car
Further reading
- “bolide”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
bolide on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin bolidem, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, “missile, arrow, javelin”).
Noun
bolide m (plural bolidi)
- (astronomy) meteor
- (automotive) racing car/race car
Anagrams
- deboli, delibo, delibò