meteor stream
- noun
- Specialized
:
corriente de meteoros
- The Geminid meteor stream is known for producing bright meteors every December.
- Geminid meteor stream
Examples
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And there's a handful of comets in that meteor stream, the torrid meteor stream, that are big enough to completely wipe out the face of the Earth.
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When Earth crosses a meteor stream, we can witness a beautiful meteor shower in the night sky.
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Astronomers study the composition of a meteor stream to understand the origins of its meteoroids.
Synonyms
A group of small rocks in space that travel together
How Concentrated
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a flow or group of meteors' is directly derivable from 'meteor' (a small space object that creates a visible streak) + 'stream' (a continuous flow), so the compound simply names a stream/flow of meteors. Although somewhat technical, this is a regular noun–noun composition and is cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the meaning.
Etymology
The term meteor stream comes from thinking of a stream or small river in space that carries many bits of rock called 'meteoroids'. When Earth passes through that stream the bits enter the atmosphere and make a bright 'meteor shower', so the phrase means a group of meteoroids that can produce such a shower.
