Phrase guide

cosmic dust

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Dust which exists in outer space or has fallen from outer space to Earth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: space dust

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

clouds of particles or gases occurring throughout interstellar space

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cloud

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ruimtestof — dust which exists in outer space
  • Afrikaans: kosmiese stof — dust which exists in outer space
  • Azerbaijani: kosmik toz — dust which exists in outer space
  • Catalan: pols còsmica — dust which exists in outer space
  • Chinese Mandarin: 宇宙塵 /宇宙尘 (yǔzhòuchén) — dust which exists in outer space
  • Estonian: kosmiline tolm — dust which exists in outer space
  • Finnish: avaruuspöly — dust which exists in outer space
  • French: poussière cosmique — dust which exists in outer space
  • Hindi: खगोलीय धूल (khagolīya dhūl) — dust which exists in outer space
  • Indonesian: debu kosmik — dust which exists in outer space
  • Indonesian: debu ekstraterestrial — dust which exists in outer space
  • Indonesian: debu antariksa — dust which exists in outer space
  • Japanese: 宇宙塵 (uchūjin) — dust which exists in outer space
  • Kazakh: ғарыш буалдыры (ğaryş bualdyry) — dust which exists in outer space
  • Kazakh: ғарыш тозаңдары (ğaryş tozañdary) — dust which exists in outer space
  • Korean: 우주진 (ujujin) — dust which exists in outer space
  • Persian: غبار کیهانی — dust which exists in outer space
  • Portuguese: poeira cósmica — dust which exists in outer space
  • Punjabi: ਖਗੋਲੀ ਧੂਲ (khagolī dhūl) — dust which exists in outer space
  • Russian: косми́ческая пыль (kosmíčeskaja pylʹ) — dust which exists in outer space
  • Spanish: polvo cósmico — dust which exists in outer space
  • Swedish: rymdstoft — dust which exists in outer space
  • Thai: ฝุ่นคอสมิก — dust which exists in outer space
  • Ukrainian: космічний пил (kosmičnyj pyl) — dust which exists in outer space
  • Vietnamese: bụi vũ trụ — dust which exists in outer space