the wake of the meteor

German translation: Schweif des Meteors/Meteoriten

08:59 Jul 23, 2014
English to German translations [PRO]
Science - Astronomy & Space / Meteorites
English term or phrase: the wake of the meteor
Wake = Sog?

The surface of any meteorite or spacecraft moving in the Earth’s atmosphere is heated to very high temperatures, causing powerful electron emission from the surface of the bodies. The electrons are carried away by the hot air stream and they accumulate into the wake, which becomes charged negatively, while the flying meteorite and the plasma around it become charged positively.
Bárbara Hammerle López-Francos
Spain
Local time: 20:03
German translation:Schweif des Meteors/Meteoriten
Explanation:
... wäre eine Möglichkeit.

Allerdings wird in http://www.meteoros.de/download/meteoros_free/Meteoros_2008_... noch weiter unterschieden in "wake", "trail" und "train" (die Bedeutungen scheinen sich aber teilweise zu überschneiden) und sogar der englische Begriff "Wake" 1:1 übernommen.
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 20:03
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5Schweif des Meteors/Meteoriten
Steffen Walter
3 +1Meteorschweif
Erik Freitag
4die Spur des Meteors
Danik 2014
3Nachleuchten des Meteors
Regina Eichstaedter
3Plasmaschleppe des Meteors/Plasmaschweif des meteors
Yorkshireman


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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
the wake of the meteor
Schweif des Meteors/Meteoriten


Explanation:
... wäre eine Möglichkeit.

Allerdings wird in http://www.meteoros.de/download/meteoros_free/Meteoros_2008_... noch weiter unterschieden in "wake", "trail" und "train" (die Bedeutungen scheinen sich aber teilweise zu überschneiden) und sogar der englische Begriff "Wake" 1:1 übernommen.

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 20:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ruth Wöhlk
9 mins

agree  Thayenga: Und eine gute! :)
1 hr

agree  Dhananjay Rau: agree
1 hr

agree  Ulrike Kraemer
2 hrs

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 23 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wake of the meteor
Meteorschweif


Explanation:
Der Beschreibung zufolge müsste das der Schweif des Meteors sein.

Erik Freitag
Germany
Local time: 20:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ruth Wöhlk
9 mins
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Nachleuchten des Meteors


Explanation:
eine weitere Möglichkeit

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Note added at 37 mins (2014-07-23 09:36:34 GMT)
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"... das dem "Kopf" (Meteoroiden) folgende Leuchten, das manchen Meteoren das Aussehen eines Kometen verleiht..."

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Note added at 39 mins (2014-07-23 09:38:32 GMT)
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Die englische Sprache unterscheidet zwischen afterglow, wake, trail und train


    Reference: http://www.meteoros.de/download/meteoros_free/Meteoros_2008_...
Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 20:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Plasmaschleppe des Meteors/Plasmaschweif des meteors


Explanation:
"Abb. a) zeigt ein Meteor-Ereignis, das als Feuerkugel oder Bolid bezeichnet wird. Man erkennt die beiden Phasen des Plasmas – das Stoßfrontplasma ist türkis und der Plasmaschweif orange. Abb. b) zeigt den schon zerfallenen Meteoroiden in der letzten sichtbaren Sturzphase als Bolid oder Feuerkugel"

Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolide_(Meteor)

Plasmaschleppe kommt oft auf UFO-Seiten vor.

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Note added at 1 hr (2014-07-23 10:01:36 GMT)
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Meteor with "M"

Yorkshireman
Germany
Local time: 20:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Regina Eichstaedter: aber siehe oben: which becomes charged negatively, while the flying meteorite and the plasma around it become charged positively
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
die Spur des Meteors


Explanation:
Vorschlag: die Spur des Meteors
Wake oder trail= die Spur
Der Plasmateil bildet die Schleppe oder Schweif

Danik 2014
Brazil
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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