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fireball
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fire·ball  (frbôl)
n.
1. A brilliantly burning sphere.
2. A highly luminous, intensely hot spherical cloud of dust, gas, and vapor generated by a nuclear explosion.
3. A meteor that is as bright or brighter than the brightest planets.
4. See ball of fire.

fireball [ˈfaɪəˌbɔːl]
n
1. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a ball-shaped discharge of lightning
2. (Physics / General Physics) the bright spherical region of hot ionized gas at the centre of a nuclear explosion
3. (Astronomy) Astronomy another name for bolide
4. Slang an energetic person

The luminous sphere of hot gases which forms a few millionths of a second after detonation of a nuclear weapon and immediately starts expanding and cooling.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.fireball - an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)fireball - an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
shooting star, meteor - a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
2.fireball - a highly energetic and indefatigable person
doer, actor, worker - a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"
self-starter - an energetic person with unusual initiative
3.fireball - a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)
globe, orb, ball - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
4.fireball - the luminous center of a nuclear explosion
atomic explosion, nuclear explosion - the explosion of an atomic bomb
globe, orb, ball - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
Translations
fireball [ˈfaɪəbɔːl] Nbola f de fuego
fireball [ˈfaɪərbɔːl] nboule f de feu
fire blanket ncouverture f antifeu
fireball [ˈfaɪəˌbɔːl] n (Astron) → bolide m; (nuclear) → palla di fuoco; (lightning) → fulmine m globulare


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