Quadrantid

English

Etymology

Named from the former constellation Quadrans Muralis.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kwɒˈdɹæn.tɪd/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kwɑˈdɹæn.tɪd/

Noun

Quadrantid (plural Quadrantids)

  1. Any of the meteors in a January meteor shower whose radiant is inside the constellation Boötes.
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