meteoric body

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• meteoritics — meteoriticist /mee tee euh rit euh sist/, n. /mee tee euh rit iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Astron. the science that deals with meteors. [1930 35; METEORITE + ICS] * * * Study of the chemistry and mineralogy of meteorite samples that have been… …   Universalium

• метеорное тело — метеороид Твердое тело размером меньше астероида и больше атома или молекулы, движущееся в межпланетном пространстве. [ГОСТ 25645.112 84] Тематики вещество метеорное Синонимы метеороид EN meteoric bodymeteoric particlemeteoroid DE… …   Справочник технического переводчика

• hand tool — any tool or implement designed for manual operation. * * * Introduction  any of the implements used by craftsmen in manual operations, such as chopping, chiseling, sawing, filing, or forging. Complementary tools, often needed as auxiliaries to… …   Universalium

• Iron — Fe redirects here. For other uses, see Fe (disambiguation). This article is about the chemical element. For other uses, see Iron (disambiguation). manganese …   Wikipedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Meteor procession of February 9, 1913 — The meteor procession of February 9, 1913, was a unique meteoric phenomenon reported from locations across Canada, the north eastern United States, Bermuda and from several ships at sea, including one off Brazil, giving a total recorded track of… …   Wikipedia

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• Meteoroid — A few shooting stars can be seen in this video from the ISS. A Perseid meteor (light streak somewhat to right of center of photo) and Milky Way. A meteoroid is a sand to …   Wikipedia

• History of ferrous metallurgy — Iron (material) redirects here. For the chemical element Fe, see Iron. Bloomery smelting during the Middle Ages. The history of ferrous metallurgy began far back in prehistory. The earliest surviving iron artifacts, from the 5th millennium BC in… …   Wikipedia

• Iron in folklore — Iron has a long and varied tradition in the mythology and folklore of the world. As human blood smells of the iron which its cells contain, and blood in many traditions is equated with the life force, so iron and minerals have been considered to… …   Wikipedia