| NOUN | phenomenon | meteor shower, meteor stream | a transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere |
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| Meaning | A transient shower of meteors when a meteor swarm enters the earth's atmosphere. | |
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| Synonym | meteor stream | |
| Parts | meteor, shooting star | A streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode |
| Broader | atmospheric phenomenon | A physical phenomenon associated with the atmosphere |
| Spanish | lluvia de meteoritos | |
| Catalan | pluja de meteorits, pluja de meteors | |
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