HYADES

Meaning of HYADES in English

n.pl. a group of stars in Taurus near the Pleiades, whose heliacal rising was once thought to foretell rain.

Etymology: ME f. Gk Huades (by popular etym. f. huo rain, but perh. f. hus pig)

Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012

HYADES — noun plural Etymology: Latin, from Greek Date: 14th century a V-shaped cluster of stars in the head of the constellation …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HYADES — Open cluster of several hundred stars in the constellation Taurus. The bright star Aldebaran appears to be a member of …
Английский словарь Британика
HYADES — (n.pl.) Alt. of Hyads
Английский словарь Webster
HYADES — ( n.pl. ) Alt. of Hyads
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
HYADES — /huy"euh deez'/ , n. ( used with a pl. v. ) 1. Astron. a group of stars comprising a moving …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HYADES — noun plural Etymology: Latin, from Greek Date: 14th century : a V-shaped cluster of stars in the head of the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HYADES — noun ·pl ·alt. of hyads.
Webster English vocab
HYADES — [Hy.a.des] n pl [L, fr. Gk] (14c): a V-shaped cluster of stars in the head of the constellation Taurus held …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HYADES — cluster of several hundred stars in the zodiacal constellation Taurus. As seen from Earth, the bright star Aldebaran appears to …
Britannica English vocabulary
HYADES — Hyades BrE AmE ˈha ɪ ‿ə diːz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HYADES — n.pl. a group of stars in Taurus near the Pleiades, whose heliacal rising was once thought to foretell rain. [ME …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HYADES — n.pl. a group of stars in Taurus near the Pleiades, whose heliacal rising was once thought to foretell rain. [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HYADES — Open cluster of several hundred stars in the constellation Taurus. The bright star Aldebaran appears to be a member of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
HYADES — Synonyms and related words : Atlantides, Beehive, Cepheid variable, Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, Messier catalog, NGC, Napaea, Pleiades, Seven Sisters, absolute magnitude, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HYADES — (Astronomy) A cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, the five brightest of which form a V, supposed by ancient …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
HYADES — [Greek] The five daughters of Atlas and Aethra, and the sisters of the Pleiades. In some traditions they were regarded …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
HYADES — гиады (греческое) (мифология) (астрономия) Гиады
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HYADES — гиады (греческое) (мифология) (астрономия) Гиады
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HYADES — Гиады
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HYADES — n pl греч. миф. , астр. Гиады
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HYADES — (0) гиады
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
HYADES — n pl греч. миф. , астр. Гиады
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
HYADES — n pl греч. миф. , астр. Гиады
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HYADES — гиады (греческое) (мифология) (астрономия) Гиады
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HYADES — гиады (греческое) (мифология) (астрономия) Гиады
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HYADES — Pronunciation: ' h ī - ə - ˌ d ē z Function: noun plural Etymology: Latin, from Greek Date: 14th …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TAURUS — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin (genitive Tauri), literally, bull Date: 14th century a zodiacal constellation that contains the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALDEBARAN — noun Etymology: Arabic al-dabarān, literally, the follower Date: 14th century a red star of the first magnitude that is seen …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OPEN CLUSTER — or galactic cluster Any group of Population I (see Populations I and II ) stars with a common origin, held …
Английский словарь Британика
TAURUS — (n.) A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of which is …
Английский словарь Webster
ALDEBARAN — (n.) A red star of the first magnitude, situated in the eye of Taurus; the Bull's Eye. It is the …
Английский словарь Webster
TAURUS — ( n. ) A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the latter of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary

Oxford English vocab

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