meteor shower

me·te·or show·er

M m

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [mee-tee-er, -awr shou-er]
- /ˈmi ti ər, -ˌɔr ˈʃaʊ ər/
- /ˈmiː.ti.ɔːr ˈʃaʊə(r)/

Definitions of meteor shower words

noun meteor shower the profusion of meteors observed when the earth passes through a meteor swarm. 1
noun meteor shower a transient rain of meteors, such as the Perseids, occurring at regular intervals and coming from a particular region in the sky. It is caused by the earth passing through a large number of meteoroids (a meteor swarm) 0
noun meteor shower the effect produced by a group of meteoroids, probably the debris left by the passage of a comet, coming from the same area in the sky 0

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80

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