by neufer » Tue Aug 03, 2021 3:19 pm
Chris Peterson wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 1:41 pm
APOD Robot wrote: ↑Tue Aug 03, 2021 4:05 am
It left a trail that took 30 minutes to dissipate.
As a matter of usage: we see the meteor
trail in this image, the immediate glow as the meteoroid ablates. Persistent glowing dust and gas in the seconds or minutes after the meteor has passed is called the meteor
train.
https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=train wrote:
train (n.) early 14c., "a drawing out, delay;" late 14c., "trailing part of a skirt, gown, or cloak;" also "retinue, procession," from Old French train "tracks, path, trail (of a robe or gown); act of dragging," from trainer "to pull, drag, draw," from Vulgar Latin *traginare, extended from *tragere "to pull," back-formation from tractus, past participle of Latin trahere "to pull, draw".
General sense of "series, progression, succession, continuous course" is from late 15c.; train of thought is attested from 1650s. The railroad sense "locomotive and the cars coupled to it" is recorded from 1820, from the notion of a "trailing succession" of wagons or carriages pulled by a mechanical engine.
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trail (n.) early 14c., "trailing part of a robe, gown, etc.," from trail (v.). The meaning "track or smell left by a person or animal" is also from 1580s. Meaning "path or track worn in wilderness" is attested from 1807.
trail (v.) c. 1300, "to hang down loosely and flow behind" (of a gown, sleeve, etc.), from Old French trailler "to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry," ultimately from Vulgar Latin *tragulare "to drag," from Latin tragula "dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap," probably related to trahere "to pull". The meaning "follow the trail of" (an animal, etc.) is first recorded late 14c. Meaning "to lag behind" is from 1957.
[quote="Chris Peterson" post_id=315544 time=1627998092 user_id=117706]
[quote="APOD Robot" post_id=315534 time=1627963538 user_id=128559]
It left a trail that took 30 minutes to dissipate.[/quote]
As a matter of usage: we see the meteor [i]trail [/i]in this image, the immediate glow as the meteoroid ablates. Persistent glowing dust and gas in the seconds or minutes after the meteor has passed is called the meteor [i]train[/i].[/quote][quote=https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=train]
[b][color=#0000FF]train (n.) early 14c., "a drawing out, delay;" late 14c., "trailing part of a skirt, gown, or cloak;" also "retinue, procession," from Old French train "tracks, path, trail (of a robe or gown); act of dragging," from trainer "to pull, drag, draw," from Vulgar Latin *traginare, extended from *tragere "to pull," back-formation from tractus, past participle of Latin trahere "to pull, draw".
General sense of "series, progression, succession, continuous course" is from late 15c.; train of thought is attested from 1650s. The railroad sense "locomotive and the cars coupled to it" is recorded from 1820, from the notion of a "trailing succession" of wagons or carriages pulled by a mechanical engine.[/color]
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[color=#FF0000]trail (n.) early 14c., "trailing part of a robe, gown, etc.," from trail (v.). The meaning "track or smell left by a person or animal" is also from 1580s. Meaning "path or track worn in wilderness" is attested from 1807.
trail (v.) c. 1300, "to hang down loosely and flow behind" (of a gown, sleeve, etc.), from Old French trailler "to tow; pick up the scent of a quarry," ultimately from Vulgar Latin *tragulare "to drag," from Latin tragula "dragnet, javelin thrown by a strap," probably related to trahere "to pull". The meaning "follow the trail of" (an animal, etc.) is first recorded late 14c. Meaning "to lag behind" is from 1957.[/color][/b][/quote]