Meanings
nounmeteor shower (plural meteor showers)
plural meteor showers
- astronomyA phenomenon occurring when many meteors are seen on Earth during a short period of time.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere
Similar
meteor stream
Broader
atmospheric phenomenon
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Afrikaans meteoorreën
- meteoorreënMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Bengali উল্কা বৃষ্টি
- উল্কা বৃষ্টি (ulka briśṭi)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
Bulgarian метеори́тен дъжд
- метеори́тен дъжд (meteoríten dăžd)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
Catalan pluja de meteors
- pluja de meteorsMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Chinese Cantonese 流星雨
- 流星雨 (lau⁴ sing¹ jyu⁵)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
Chinese Mandarin 流星雨
- 流星雨 (liúxīngyǔ)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
Czech meteorický roj
- meteorický rojMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Danish meteorregn, meteorsværm
- meteorregnMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
- meteorsværmMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Dutch meteorenzwerm
- meteorenzwermMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Esperanto meteorfluo
- meteorfluoMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Estonian meteoorivool
- meteoorivoolMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Finnish meteoriparvi
- meteoriparviMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
French pluie de météores
- pluie de météoresMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
German Meteorstrom
- MeteorstromMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Hebrew מטר מטאורים
- מטר מטאורים (matár-mete'órim)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
Hindi उल्का वर्षा, उल्कापात
- उल्का वर्षा (ulkā varṣā)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
- उल्कापात (ulkāpāt)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
Hungarian meteorzápor
- meteorzáporMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Irish dreigechith
- dreigechithMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Italian sciame meteorico
- sciame meteoricoMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Japanese 流星群
- 流星群 (ryūseigun)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
Korean 유성우, 유성 폭풍
- 유성우 (yuseong'u)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
- 유성 폭풍 (yuseong pokpung)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
Latvian meteoru plūsma
- meteoru plūsmaMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Norwegian meteorregn, meteorsverm
- meteorregnMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
- meteorsvermMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Persian بارش شهابی
- بارش شهابی (bâreš-e šahâbi)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
Polish rój meteorów
- rój meteorówMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Portuguese chuva de meteoros, chuva de estrelas
- chuva de meteorosMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
- chuva de estrelasMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Romanian ploaie de stele
- ploaie de steleMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Russian метеорный поток
- метеорный поток (meteornyj potok)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
Slovak meteorický roj
- meteorický rojMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Spanish lluvia de meteoros, lluvia de estrellas
- lluvia de meteorosMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
- lluvia de estrellasMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Swedish meteorregn, meteorsvärm
- meteorregnMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
- meteorsvärmMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
- meteorskurMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Thai ฝนดาวตก
- ฝนดาวตก (fǒn-daao-dtòk)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
Turkish meteor yağmuru
- meteor yağmuruMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Ukrainian метеорний потік
- метеорний потік (meteornyj potik)Meteors seen on Earth for short time period
Vietnamese mưa sao băng
- mưa sao băngMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Welsh cawod o sêr gwib
- cawod o sêr gwibMeteors seen on Earth for short time period
Cite this entry
APA
meteor shower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meteor%20shower
MLA
“meteor shower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meteor%20shower. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meteor shower,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meteor%20shower.
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