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shooting star vs visible light

visible light vs shooting star

shooting star and visible light both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shooting star Yes No No No
visible light Yes No No No
As nouns, visible light is a hypernym of shooting star; that is, visible light is a word with a broader meaning than shooting star:
  • shooting star: 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
  • visible light: (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
Other hypernyms of shooting star include light, visible radiation.
shooting star (noun) visible light (noun)
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 (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
Difference between shooting star and visible light

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