- radiant of a meteor shower
- радиант метеорного потока
English-russian astronautics dictionary. - M.: Military Publishing house. Compiled by F. P. Suprun, K. V. Shirokov. 1964.
radiant of a meteor shower
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Meteor shower — This article is about the falling of meteors. For the TV program, see Meteor Shower (TV series). A meteor shower is a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky. These meteors are caused… … Wikipedia
Radiant (meteor shower) — The radiant or apparent radiant of a meteor shower is the point in the sky, from which (to a planetary observer) meteors appear to originate. The Perseids, for example, are meteors which appear to come from a point within the constellation of… … Wikipedia
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Radiant — may refer to: * Radiant (meteor shower), the apparent origin point of meteors in a meteor shower * , an archangel in Magic: The Gathering * Radiant heat * Radiant Records, a record label * Radiant (software), a Content management system *… … Wikipedia
meteor and meteoroid — ▪ astronomy Introduction respectively, a glowing streak in the sky (meteor) and its cause, which is a relatively small stony or metallic natural object from space (meteoroid) that enters Earth s atmosphere and heats to incandescence. In modern… … Universalium
meteor — Synonyms and related words: aerolite, asteroids, aurora particles, blackout, bolide, chondrite, cosmic dust, cosmic particles, cosmic ray bombardment, fireball, intergalactic matter, meteor crater, meteor dust, meteor dust impacts, meteor shower … Moby Thesaurus
radiant — Synonyms and related words: ablaze, aerolite, aglow, alight, all knowing, all powerful, all seeing, all wise, almighty, arbor, axis, axle, axle bar, axle shaft, axle spindle, axle tree, beaming, beamy, beatific, beatified, blazing, blessed,… … Moby Thesaurus
Shower (disambiguation) — A shower can be:Weather* A shower, a short period of rain or snow or hail or sleet ** Mango showers, pre monsoon showers in the Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala that help in the ripening of mangoes ** Sunshower, an unusual meteorological… … Wikipedia
radiant — adj. & n. adj. 1 emitting rays of light. 2 (of eyes or looks) beaming with joy or hope or love. 3 (of beauty) splendid or dazzling. 4 (of light) issuing in rays. 5 operating radially. 6 extending radially; radiating. n. 1 the point or object from … Useful english dictionary
radiant — adjective 1》 shining or glowing brightly. ↘displaying great joy, love, or health. ↘(of an emotion or quality) very conspicuous. 2》 transmitted by electromagnetic radiation, rather than conduction or convection. ↘(of an appliance)… … English new terms dictionary
radiant — 1. adjective a) Radiating light and/or heat. b) Emitted as radiation. 2. noun a) A point source from which radiation is emitted … Wiktionary
