QUADRANTID

Meaning of QUADRANTID in English

[Qua.dran.tid] n [NL Quadrant-, Quadrans (Muralis) mural quadrant, a group of stars in the constellation Draco from which the shower appears to radiate]: any of a group of meteors that appear annually about January 3

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

QUADRANTID — noun Etymology: New Latin Quadrant-, Quadrans (Muralis) mural quadrant, a group of stars in the constellation Draco from which the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
QUADRANTID — kwäˈdrantə̇d noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: New Latin Quadrant- , Quadrans ( Muralis ) mural quadrant, a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUADRANTID — noun Etymology: New Latin Quadrant-, Quadrans ( Muralis ) mural quadrant, a group of stars in the constellation Draco from …
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QUADRANTID — Pronunciation: kwä- ' dran-t ə d Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Quadrant-, Quadrans ( Muralis ) mural quadrant, a group …
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QUADRANTIDS — /kwo dran"tidz/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) Astron. a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower …
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