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語源

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

発音

• (米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈboʊ.laɪd/, /ˈboʊ.lɪd/

名詞

bolide (複数形 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.

派生語

• superbolide