🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

lluvia de meteoros

Pronunciation / Transliteration: lluvia de meteoros

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Meteor Shower/ˈmiː.ti.ər ˈʃaʊ.ər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La lluvia de meteoros de las Perseidas es un evento esperado cada año."

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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

The term 'meteor' originates from the Greek word 'meteōron', meaning 'thing high up', which referred to atmospheric phenomena. 'Shower' comes from the Old English 'scūr', meaning 'a fall of rain or other precipitation'. The combination reflects the phenomenon of meteors appearing to fall from the sky in a concentrated manner during specific times of the year.

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