English Dictionary

meteor

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈmiːtɪ.ə/

名詞

比喩的用法

(now meteorology) 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).

日本語の意味

大気現象、すなわち気象学上の現象を指し、具体的には次のような分類が考えられる: 1. 空中の現象（風など）、2. 水に関する現象（雲、雨、雪、ひょう、露、霜など）、3. 光に関する現象（虹、オーロラなど）、4. 炎や火に関する現象（稲妻、流れ星など）

At midnight, the villagers watched in awe as a bright meteor swept over the hills, its luminous trail igniting conversations about rare atmospheric phenomena.

真夜中、村人たちは丘を越えて走る明るい気象現象を驚嘆しながら見つめ、その輝く尾は珍しい気象現象についての話題を呼んだ。

意味（1）

(now meteorology) 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).

Europe, where the Sun dares ſcarce appeare, For freezing Meteors and congealed cold: […]

意味（2）

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.

意味（3）

(juggling) A prop similar to poi balls, in that it is twirled at the end of a cord or cable.

意味（4）

(martial arts) A striking weapon resembling a track and field hammer consisting of a weight swung at the end of a cable or chain.

意味（5）

(figuratively) Any short-lived source of wonderment.

meteors （ plural ）