dust noun (a) [GENERAL AND TECHNICAL]: (1) fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects, typically consisting of soil lifted up by the wind, pollen, hair, etc. (2) Any substance reduced to fine particles; powder. (b) [ASTRONOMY] Submicron particles in outer space, largely silicates and carbon compounds, that contribute greatly to extinction at visible wavelengths. (c) [MEDICINE, BIOLOGY, ZOOLOGY]: the earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of the human body.
práh m, -ú in -a, -ovi (a) [SPLOŠNO IN TEH.]: (1) fini, suhi delci snovi, ki se nahajajo v zraku in prekrivajo površino predmetov, običajno sestavljeni iz prsti, ki jo je dvignil veter, cvetnega prahu, laskov itd. (2) Katera koli snov, zmanjšana na drobne delce; prašek, zlasti pridobljen z drobljenjem kake snovi. (b) [ASTRONOMIJA]: submikronski delci v vesolju, večinoma silikati in ogljikove spojine, ki močno prispevajo k izumrtju pri vidnih valovnih dolžinah. (c) [MEDICINA, BIOLOGIJA, ZOOLOGIJA]: zemeljski ostanki nekoč živih teles; ostanki človeškega telesa.