How do you use Meteor in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like light or meteoroid, plus the exact meaning.
Meteor in a sentence
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Meteor meaning
- An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars).
- A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star.
- A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
Synonyms of Meteor
Using Meteor
- The main meaning on this page is: An atmospheric or meteorological phenomenon. These were sometimes classified as aerial or airy meteors (winds), aqueous or watery meteors (hydrometeors: clouds, rain, snow, hail, dew, frost), luminous meteors (rainbows and aurora), and igneous or fiery meteors (lightning and shooting stars). | A fast-moving streak of light in the night sky caused by the entry of extraterrestrial matter into the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or falling star. | A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.
- Useful related words include: shooting star, light, visible light, visible radiation.
- In the example corpus, meteor often appears in combinations such as: meteor shower, the meteor, meteor showers.
Context around Meteor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Meteor
- In this selection, "meteor" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, watching, gloster, geminid, shower, showers and 350 stand out and add context to how "meteor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a future meteor event predicting and and best meteor display. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "meteor" sits close to words such as ailing, bale and beatrice, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with meteor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Happy family are watching Meteor Shower. (6 words)
Boötes is home to the Quadrantid meteor shower, the most prolific annual meteor shower. (14 words)
The Working Group for Meteor Shower Nomenclature and the Meteor Data Center coordinate the nomenclature of meteor showers. (18 words)
Depending on the size of the meteor, it will either burn up high in the atmosphere or reach lower levels and explode in an air burst akin to the Chelyabinsk meteor of 2013, which approximated the thermal effects of a nuclear explosion. (42 words)
The Geminids meteor shower—which one of the “best and most reliable” yearly meteor showers—returned on Sunday and is slated to run through December 24, with a peak in three weeks, though no equipment is required to see it. (40 words)
Spotting a meteor on any given night can be a thrill, but there’s a magical quality to sitting under the stars at the peak of a meteor shower as shooting stars appear one after another for hours on end. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Working Group for Meteor Shower Nomenclature and the Meteor Data Center coordinate the nomenclature of meteor showers.
If you love watching meteor showers, mark your calendar for August 12/13, the night of the year’s biggest and best meteor display.
The Geminids meteor shower—which one of the “best and most reliable” yearly meteor showers—returned on Sunday and is slated to run through December 24, with a peak in three weeks, though no equipment is required to see it.
Spotting a meteor on any given night can be a thrill, but there’s a magical quality to sitting under the stars at the peak of a meteor shower as shooting stars appear one after another for hours on end.
A sneak peek into the much awaited Royal Enfield Meteor 350; specifications, features and much moreRoyal Enfield is all set to launch its new motorcycle 'Meteor 350' on November 6. The upcoming Royal.
A few shooting stars may also streak across the sky as the Pink Moon rises just a few nights before the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower, the first major meteor shower since January.
Boötes is home to the Quadrantid meteor shower, the most prolific annual meteor shower.
Depending on the size of the meteor, it will either burn up high in the atmosphere or reach lower levels and explode in an air burst akin to the Chelyabinsk meteor of 2013, which approximated the thermal effects of a nuclear explosion.
Gloster Meteor F.4 ;Meteor F.4 :Derwent 5 powered with strengthened fuselage, 489 built by Glosters and 46 by Armstrong Whitworth for the Royal Air Force.
Holy attempts to block Meteor above Midgar, but Meteor has drawn too close for Holy to combat it alone.
Research by Kondrat'eva, Reznikov and colleagues citation at Kazan University had shown how meteor storms could be accurately predicted, but for some years the worldwide meteor community remained largely unaware of these results.
The Lyrids meteor shower appears on April 16-April 26 each year, with the peak generally occurring on April 22. Eta Aquariids meteor shower also appears in April.
Though it has been suggested the meteor shower-storm has been noted in ancient times citation it was the meteor storm of 1833 that broke into people's modern day awareness - it was of truly superlative strength.
Two Trents were fitted to Gloster Meteor EE227 the sole "Trent-Meteor" which thus became the world's first turboprop-powered aircraft, albeit a test-bed not intended for production.
According to the Met Office, last night stargazers across the east of England had the best views of the Perseid meteor shower.
A long-term goal of this research would be to use these models to assess the ground effects of a future meteor event, predicting the region that would potentially be impacted.
And this week is the peak of the annual Geminid meteor shower, one of the best shows of the year.
Diminishing deformation outward from the center, a marginal syncline, and upturned beds on the periphery of the basin are also suggestive of meteor craters.
Find out all you need to know about the Geminid Meteor Shower 2023, including where to see it, when it will take place and exactly what it is.
Happy family are watching Meteor Shower.
Common combinations with meteor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- meteor shower 77×
- the meteor 37×
- meteor showers 16×
- perseid meteor 11×
- meteor lake 9×
- of meteor 7×
- geminid meteor 5×
- by meteor 5×
- watching meteor 4×
- lyrid meteor 4×