| 单词 | meteor swarm |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmeteor swarm meteor swarm n. Astronomy (a) = meteor stream n. (b); (b) = meteor shower n.; (c) = meteor storm n. ΚΠ 1885 Proc. Royal Soc. 39 131 It seems more than probable that these bodies [sc. Mars and Venus], as well as the meteor-swarms nearer to the sun, have an influence in determining the mode of outflow of the electrified coronal matter in the directions in which they happen to be. 1934 H. S. Jones Gen. Astron. (ed. 2) xi. 269 All meteors having the same radiant are said to constitute a meteor swarm. 1959 A. N. Spitz & F. Gaynor Dict. Astron. at Meteor stream A meteor swarm..that is strung out considerably along its orbit. 1992 Oxf. Illustr. Encycl. Universe 98/1 If the Earth passes through this cloud a brilliant shower, called a meteor swarm or meteor storm, is seen. < as lemmas |
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