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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

pluie de météores

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pluie de météores

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Meteor shower/ˈmiː.ti.ɚ ˌʃaʊ.ɚ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"La pluie de météores des Perséides est un événement astronomique populaire."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A celestial event during which numerous meteors are observed to radiate from a specific point in the night sky.

    "The Perseid meteor shower is one of the most popular astronomical events of the year."
  2. 2

    A period during which a large number of meteors are visible in the sky, typically associated with the Earth passing through the debris left by a comet.

    "During the meteor shower, we set up our telescope to get a better view of the shooting stars."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek 'meteōron', meaning 'thing in the sky', combined with the Old English 'scēawere' or Germanic root for a downpour or sudden fall. The term emerged in the 19th century following the realization that these luminous events recur annually when Earth crosses the orbital paths of comets.

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