A number of meteors that appear to radiate from one point in the sky at a particular date each year, due to the earth regularly passing through them at that position in its orbit.
〔天文〕流星雨
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But then you called me, one month after the birthday party, and invited me to watch the meteor shower.
It was a rare thirty-year occurrence, a large meteor shower as bright and wonderful as any fireworks display.
Although summer is the best time to view the most dramatic showers, you may still be able to see the Geminids, a meteor shower that typically shows up around the middle of December.
The Leonid meteor shower, which radiates from the so-called sickle of Leo, displays a double peak this year.
A meteor shower occurs when Earth crosses this stream of debris.
Definition of meteor shower in US English:
meteor shower
nounˈmitiərʃaʊwər
A number of meteors that appear to radiate from one point in the sky at a particular date each year, due to the earth's regularly passing through a field of particles at that position in its orbit. Meteor showers are named after the constellation in which the radiant is situated, e.g., the Perseids.
〔天文〕流星雨
Example sentencesExamples
Although summer is the best time to view the most dramatic showers, you may still be able to see the Geminids, a meteor shower that typically shows up around the middle of December.
The Leonid meteor shower, which radiates from the so-called sickle of Leo, displays a double peak this year.
A meteor shower occurs when Earth crosses this stream of debris.
It was a rare thirty-year occurrence, a large meteor shower as bright and wonderful as any fireworks display.
But then you called me, one month after the birthday party, and invited me to watch the meteor shower.