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meteorites (extraterrestrial bodies, natural landscapes, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Interplanetary particles or chunks of stony or metallic matter that survive the passage through the Earth's atmosphere and strike the ground, or that strike any other planet. |
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meteorites (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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meteorite (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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隕石 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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隕星 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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yǔn shí (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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yun shi (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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yün shih (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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xihuitl (C,U,C,Classical Nahuatl-P,UF,B)
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............ | variant orthography |
xihujtl (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,N)
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............ | variant orthography |
xiuitl (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,B)
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............ | variant orthography |
xiujtl (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,N)
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............ | variant orthography |
xivitl (C,U,Classical Nahuatl,UF,N)
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............ | variant orthography |
meteorieten (C,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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meteoriet (C,U,Dutch,AD,U,U)
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tlixihuitl (C,U,Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl,UF,B)
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............ | variant orthography, Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl |
Meteoriten (C,U,German,D,PN)
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Meteorit (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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meteorito (C,U,Spanish,UF,U,SN)
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meteoritos (C,U,Spanish,UF,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.PE |
Hierarchical Position:
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Objects Facet |
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.... Built Environment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Settlements and Landscapes (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ landscapes (environments) (G) |
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................ natural landscapes (G) |
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.................... extraterrestrial bodies (G) |
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........................ meteorites (G) |
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Materials Facet |
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.... Materials (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ materials (substances) (G) |
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............ <materials by composition> (G) |
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................ inorganic material (G) |
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.................... rock (inorganic material) (G) |
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............................ meteorites (G) |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 行星間的岩石或金屬物質的顆粒或大團塊,穿過地球大氣層後殘留下來而撞上地面,或是撞擊其他行星。 |
Dutch ..... Interplanetaire deeltjes of brokken metaal of gesteente die het passeren door de aardatmosfeer overleven en op de grond inslaan, of die op een andere planeet inslaan. |
Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl ..... Tetl tlen oncah ipan elhuicatl zo tlamantli cuecuetzitzin tetl zo tepoztli tlen oncah ipan huei elhuicatl tlen tlaltepactli huan quimaquilia zo huetzi tlalchi, zo quiahci ceyoc tlaltepactli. |
German ..... Interrplanetares Teilchen oder Brocken aus felsiger oder metallische Materie, die den Eintritt in die Erdatmosphäre überleben und auf der Erde oder einem anderen Planeten einschlagen. |
Spanish ..... Partículas interplanetarias o trozos de materia pedregosa o metálica que sobreviven al paso a través de la atmósfera de la Tierra y golpean el suelo, o que golpean cualquier otro planeta. |
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Related concepts: |
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distinguished from .... |
asteroids |
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(extraterrestrial bodies, natural landscapes, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300266161] |
distinguished from .... |
meteoroids |
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(extraterrestrial bodies, natural landscapes, ... Built Environment (hierarchy name)) [300266160] |
related to .... |
xihuitl (solar year) |
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(xiuhpohualli (year Nahua calendar), Nahua calendar, ... Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) [300445065] |
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