different between relatively vs meteoroid

English

Etymology

relative +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???l.?.t?v.li/
  • (US, Canada) IPA^(key): (enunciated) [???l.?.t??v.li], (flapped) [???l.?.??v.li]

Adverb

relatively (not comparable)

1. Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.

   He measured his success relatively, that is, competitively.
2. (sometimes proscribed) Somewhat.

   He was relatively successful.

Usage notes

The word literally means "compared with", but some now use relatively to mean "moderately" or "somewhat" (perhaps in the sense of "compared to the average/expectation"), which is sometimes proscribed.

Translations

Notes

English

Etymology

meteor +? -oid

Pronunciation

Noun

meteoroid (plural meteoroids)

1. (astronomy) A relatively small (sand- to boulder-sized) fragment of debris in a star system that produces a meteor when it hits the atmosphere

Hypernyms

• celestial object

Hyponyms

• micrometeoroid

Derived terms

• micrometeoroid
• meteoroidal

Related terms

• meteor
• meteorite
• meteoritic
• meteoritics
• meteoriticist
• meteorology

Translations

References

• meteoroid on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m?.t?.??r?.it/

Noun

meteoroid m inan

1. (astronomy) meteoroid

Declension

Further reading

• meteoroid in Polish dictionaries at PWN