Book 5 · Unit 23

astronomik

If something is astronomical, then it is extremely large.

“It's an astronomical distance between the Milky Way galaxy and the nearest galaxy.”

atom

An atom is the smallest unit of a substance.

“A molecule consists of a combination of two or more atoms.”

kenglik, en

Breadth is the distance from one side to the other side of something.

“The breadth of the northern wall of the house is twenty meters.”

aylana uzunligi

A circumference is the distance completely around a circular object.

“The circumference of the Earth is obviously much larger than a baseball's.”

kometa

A comet is an object in space made of ice and rock with a tail of glowing dust.

“Comets take many decades to complete an orbit around a star.”

krater

A crater is a large hole in a planet's or moon's surface.

“They could clearly see the big crater on the moon through the telescope.”

yarim oy

A crescent is the curved shape lit on the moon's face during its early and late stages.

“Ten days ago the entire moon was bright, but now only a small crescent is shining.”

parcha, bo'lak

Debris is the small pieces scattered from something wrecked or destroyed.

“The debris from the cube scattered on the floor.”

noumidlik

Despair is the complete loss of hope.

“After the other company won the account, our salespeople were filled with despair.”

o'yib o'rnatmoq, ichiga joylashtirmoq

To embed something means to place it firmly within a surrounding thing.

“The logger embedded the ax into the wood after chopping several logs.”

parcha, bo'lak

A fragment is a small part of something.

“After the light broke, there were fragments of glass to clean up.”

galaktika

A galaxy is any extremely large collection of star systems.

“Our solar system is located in the outer area of our galaxy.”

juda katta, gigant

If something is gigantic, then it is extremely large.

“Some dinosaurs were so gigantic that they were the size of buildings.”

zimiston, qorong'ulik

Gloom is a state of being almost completely dark.

“In the gloom of the morning, it was difficult to see the boat on the lake.”

issiqlik chiqarmoq

To radiate means to send out energy or heat.

“The heat from the fireplace radiated throughout the room.”

darbadar kezmoq, gandiraklab yurmoq

To roam means to move around without a plan or purpose.

“All day the cows roamed around the field eating grass.”

yolg'iz, tanho

If something is solitary, then it is lonely or the only one.

“The only thing in the room was a solitary chair.”

spektr

The spectrum is the full range of color ranging from red to violet.

“You can see the entire spectrum in a rainbow.”

sfera, shar

A sphere is a three-dimensional round shape, like a ball.

“The balloons were inflated into a variety of colorful spheres.”

status, maqom

Status is the position of something or someone in relation to others.

“She had achieved the status of being the smartest girl in the class.”