bolide

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English

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An especially bright meteor, a bolide (in astronomy)

Etymology

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Borrowed from French bolide, from Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, missile, arrow, javelin). Doublet of bolis.

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Noun

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bolide (plural bolides)

  1. An extremely bright meteor.
    Synonym: fireball
  2. 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.
  3. A fireball.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From French bolide.

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bolide f (plural bolides, diminutive bolidetje n)

  1. (astronomy) bolide; an exceptionally bright meteor
    Synonym: vuurbol
  2. (by extension) fast racing car; speedster, high-powered car

French

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís).

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bolide m (plural bolides)

  1. (astronomy, dated) fireball
  2. (by extension) fast racing car; speedster, high-powered car

Descendants

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  • Czech: bolid
  • Dutch: bolide
  • English: bolide
  • Polish: bolid
  • Portuguese: bólide
  • Romanian: bolid
  • Slovak: bolid
  • Spanish: bólido

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Italian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin bolis, from Ancient Greek βολίς (bolís, missile, arrow, javelin).

Noun

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bolide m (plural bolidi)

  1. (astronomy) meteor
  2. (automotive) racing car/race car

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