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Definition and Synonyms for 流星
| 1. | 婚星 | 地球の空気に衝突する小さな固体の地球外の物体の総称 |
| Meteor | any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere | |
| Synonyms: | 夜這星, 流星, 流れ星, 流星物質 | |
| 2. | 婚星 | 流星物質が地球大気にぶつかり、空気摩擦によって流星物質が溶けたり蒸発したり、爆発したりしたときに起こる夜空の光の縞 |
| Meteor | a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode | |
| Synonyms: | 夜這星, 流星, 流れ星 |
Categories 流星 is a member of
| 1. | 可視放射 | 視覚の感覚を生じさせる電磁放射 |
| Visible Radiation | electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation | |
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| 2. | 地球外および地球の大気圏外に存在する自然物 | |
| Extraterrestrial Object | a natural object existing outside the earth and outside the earth's atmosphere | |
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Sample Sentences for 流星
天才とは、彼らの世紀を照らして光輝くべく運命づけられた流星である。
Men of genius are meteors destined to burn in order to illuminate their century.
我らの頭上に荒れ狂う砂と剣の煌きは、まるで夜空に降り注ぐ流星の如し。
The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.
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