ʻImiloa Hawaiian Word of the Day List
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aoeakik (noun) Nebula. Lit., gas cloud.
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aoea ana•hākik (noun) Reflection nebula. Lit., reflection nebula.
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papahelekik (noun) floor.
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ala hoʻo•kuʻikik (noun) Collision course. Aia kēlā hōkū puhipaka ma ke ala hoʻokuʻi i ka mahina! That comet is on a collision course with the moon! Lit., collision path.
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aka•hō•kūkik (noun) Protostar, in astronomy. ʻO ke akahōkū nā kinoea a me nā ʻehu e pelu pū ana e kino mai ai he hōkū. A protostar consists of the gases and dust collapsing on itself to form a star. Lit., embryonic essence of a star.
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aka•hō•kū•helekik (noun) Protoplanet, i.e. a planet in the process of forming through accretion. Ma ka mūʻumehia ʻana o nā maulele lewa lipo e kino mai ai ke akahōkūhele. A protoplanet forms through the accretion of planetesimals. Lit., embryonic essence of a planet.
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ala kaʻi•holokik (noun) Conductor. He ala kaʻiholo ka wai no ka uila. Water is a conductor of electricity. Lit., conducting path.
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ana hoʻo•kohukik (noun) Standard measurement i.e. a measurement used as a standard for comparison, in science. Lit., authorized measure.
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ana kaʻa•kepakik (noun) Worm hole, a theoretical structure that forms a pathway or tunnel to another part of the universe. Ma nā kiʻiʻoniʻoni mōhihiʻo, ʻo ke ana kaʻakepa, he alahele ia ma waena o ʻelua ʻōnaeao ʻokoʻa. In sci-fi movies, the worm hole can be a path between two different universes. Lit., warp tunnel.
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ana•konu pā•pū•heakik (noun) Hydrostatic equilibrium, in science. Sh. anakonu + kāʻei pāpūhea.
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