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PRONUNCIATION OF MICROMETEOROID

micrometeoroid  [ˈmaɪkrəʊˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MICROMETEOROID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Micrometeoroid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MICROMETEOROID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

micrometeoroid

Micrometeoroid

A micrometeoroid is a tiny meteoroid; a small particle of rock in space, usually weighing less than a gram. A micrometeorite is such a particle that survives passage through the Earth's atmosphere and reaches the Earth's surface.

Definition of micrometeoroid in the English dictionary

The definition of micrometeoroid in the dictionary is an extremely small meteoroid.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MICROMETEOROID


anchorite
ˈæŋkəˌraɪt
cassiterite
kəˈsɪtəˌraɪt
cordierite
ˈkɔːdɪəˌraɪt
diorite
ˈdaɪəˌraɪt
dumortierite
djuːˈmɔːtɪəˌraɪt
epidiorite
ˌepɪˈdaɪəˌraɪt
Fourierite
ˈfʊərɪəˌraɪt
garnierite
ˈɡɑːnɪəˌraɪt
granodiorite
ˌɡrænəʊˈdaɪəˌraɪt
Himyarite
ˈhɪmjəˌraɪt
laterite
ˈlætəˌraɪt
meteorite
ˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt
micrometeorite
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈmiːtɪəˌraɪt
Minorite
ˈmaɪnəˌraɪt
ozocerite
əʊˈzəʊkəˌraɪt
siderite
ˈsaɪdəˌraɪt
sombrerite
sɒmˈbrɪəˌraɪt
sphalerite
ˈsfæləˌraɪt
sybarite
ˈsɪbəˌraɪt
underwrite
ˈʊndəˌraɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MICROMETEOROID

micromanage
micromanagement
micromanager
micromarketing
micromere
micromesh
micromesh stockings
micrometeorite
micrometeoritic
micrometeorologist
micrometeorology
micrometer
micrometer calliper
micrometer gauge
micrometer screw
micromethod
micrometre
micrometric
micrometrical
micrometry

WORDS THAT END LIKE MICROMETEOROID

android
antithyroid
asteroid
astroid
centroid
chancroid
choroid
corticosteroid
erythroid
euthyroid
fibroid
hyperthyroid
meteoroid
Negroid
parathyroid
Polaroid
pyrethroid
steroid
thyroid
toroid

Synonyms and antonyms of micrometeoroid in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «micrometeoroid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MICROMETEOROID

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The translations of micrometeoroid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «micrometeoroid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

微流星体
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

micrometeoritos
570 millions of speakers

English

micrometeoroid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

micrometeoroid
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نيزك دقيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

микрометеоритных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

micrometeoróide
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

micrometeoroid
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

micrométéorites
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Micrometeoroid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mikrometeoriten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

流星塵
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

micrometeoroid
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Micrometeoroid
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

micrometeoroid
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

micrometeoroid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायक्रोमेटेरायड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

micrometeoroid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

micrometeoroidi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

micrometeoroid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мікрометеорітних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

micrometeoroid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρομετεωροειδές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

micro
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mikrometeoroid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

micrometeoroid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of micrometeoroid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROMETEOROID»

The term «micrometeoroid» is used very little and occupies the 162.146 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROMETEOROID» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about micrometeoroid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICROMETEOROID»

Discover the use of micrometeoroid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to micrometeoroid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Atmospheric Deposition: In Relation to Acidification and ...
Their total mass was estimated at 20 million kg, corresponding to 3.91 10'4 kg ha' 1 a'1 (Priem, personal communication). Micrometeoroid particles are also regularly observed in sediments in the central parts of the oceans (Pannekoek, 1976).
J.W. Erisman, G.P.J. Draaijers, 1995
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Wellington Sears Handbook of Industrial Textiles
—As the inner lining for the Thermal Micrometeoroid Garment, this layer is the final barrier of micrometeoroid protection. The material is Neoprene® coated nylon cloth. (4) Pressure restraint layer (PET)— This layer is composed of synthetic ...
Sabit Adanur, 1995
3
Handbook of Environmental Degradation of Materials
As shown in Figure 24.25, as micrometeoroid particle size decreases, the flux of particles increases. Orbital debris is of man-made origin as a result of spent solid rocket booster exhaust, satellite breakups or other man-caused origins. Orbital ...
Myer Kutz, 2012
4
Aerospace Materials Handbook
The outer layer, known as the thermal micrometeoroid garment (TMG), has low radiation absorptivity and high emissivity, and also provides thermal and micrometeoroid protection. TMG includes three other major parts, TMG liner, insulation ...
Sam Zhang, Dongliang Zhao, 2012
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Suited for spacewalking a teacher's guide with activities ...
steel would make an excellent micrometeoroid shield but would probably be too heavy and too inflexible to be of use in a Martian suit. • Before running tests on impact resistance, use Exploration Brief on Micrometeoroids and Space Debris (p .
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Education Division, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center. Education Working Group, 1998
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Thermophysics of Spacecraft and Planetary Bodies
Until recently, the flux of the smaller micrometeoroid particles was held to be quite high near the Earth. The concentration was deduced to be approximately 10“ times higher than in interplanetary space.28 This deduction was based on ...
Gerhard Heller, 1967
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Interplanetary Dust
The Explorer XVI micrometeoroid satellite- Description &c Preliminary Results for the period Dec 16, through Jan 13, 1963. NASA TM X-810. Hastings Jar.. E. C. 1963b. The Explorer XVI micrometeoroid satellite; supplement I, preliminary ...
BERNARD GRUN, 2001
8
Dust in the Solar System and Other Planetary Systems
E.C. Hastings Jnr., The Explorer XVI micrometeoroid satellite —~ Description & Preliminary Results for the period Dec 16, through Jan 13, 1963, NASA TM X-810 , 1963. 5. E.C. Hastings Jnr., The Explorer XVI micrometeoroid satellite; ...
S.F. Green, I. Williams, T. McDonnell, 2002
9
Wings in Orbit: Scientific and Engineering Legacies of the ...
Operational Changes Shuttle flight attitudes were identified (using BUMPER code) and flown whenever possible to reduce micrometeoroid and orbital debris risk. Impacts were quite directional. For the shuttle and the International Space ...
Wayne Hale, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Helen Lane, 2011
10
Measurement Techniques in Space Plasmas: Fields
For such a tether, the minimum tether diameter is determined by considerations of survivability from micrometeoroid and debris damage rather than tensile strength. This has lead to strength safety margins of 80 or higher for missions designed ...
Robert F. Pfaff, Joseph E. Borovsky, David T. Young, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICROMETEOROID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term micrometeoroid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Alone in the Darkness: Mariner 4 to Mars, 50 Years Later
But by the end of 1967, the spacecraft had suffered tens of thousands of micrometeoroid impacts and was out of the nitrogen gas it used for ... «I-Connect007, Jul 15»
2
NASA is closing in on Pluto: Here are some weird mysteries that …
Pluto's and its moon have dark and light scraps on their surface which proves diversity in their landscape. Any micrometeoroid impacts on these ... «Sentinel Republic, Jun 15»
3
NASA International Space Station On-Orbit Status 23 June 2015
... improve physical training. The crew also researched acoustic methods to locate micrometeoroid impacts on the station for the Proboy study. «Space Ref, Jun 15»
4
Station Crew Trains for Pair of Supply Ship Arrivals
The crew also researched acoustic methods to locate micrometeoroid impacts on the station for the Proboy study. NASA's Chandra Captures ... «Space Fellowship, Jun 15»
5
Scientists Use LADEE Spaceship To Find Dust Cloud Around the …
... hour, and like bugs on a car windshield, the interplanetary micrometeoroid materials smack into the 'upstream' side of the Earth and moon.”. «Pioneer News, Jun 15»
6
NASA International Space Station On-Orbit Status 16 June 2015
The crew researched acoustic methods to locate micrometeoroid impacts on the station for the Proboy study. They also explored the effects of ... «Space Ref, Jun 15»
7
Station Crew Trains for Seventh Dragon Mission
The crew researched acoustic methods to locate micrometeoroid impacts on the station for the Proboy study. They also explored the effects of ... «Space Fellowship, Jun 15»
8
Saturn's Newly Discovered Ring Dwarfs the Gas Giant
... “Phoebe ring,” is believed to contain dust and ice particles ejected from Saturn's outer moon, Phoebe, after micrometeoroid and other impacts ... «Discovery News, Jun 15»
9
NASA Goes First Class for Europa
Various processes such as sublimation and micrometeoroid impacts expel material from the surface to form a tenuous cloud around Europa. «The Planetary Society, Jun 15»
10
ISS dodges Minotaur debris via PDAM
... threatened by what are called conjunction threats, usually from items tagged under the MMOD (Micrometeoroid Orbital Debris) designation. «NASASpaceflight.com, Jun 15»

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