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Geminid

Geminid noun: any meteor of a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, and appearing to come from the radiant in the constellation of Gemini.

Noun

Geminid (plural Geminids)

  1. Any meteor of a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, and appearing to come from the radiant in the constellation of Gemini.

Forms of Geminid

pluralGeminids

Origin of Geminid

Gemini + -id

Questions about Geminid

What does Geminid mean?
Geminid means any meteor of a prolific meteor shower caused by the object 3200 Phaethon, and appearing to come from the radiant in the constellation of Gemini.
What part of speech is Geminid?
Geminid is a noun.
What is the plural of Geminid?
The plural of Geminid is Geminids.

Words near Geminid in the dictionary

  1. geminations
  2. geminative
  3. Gemini
  4. Geminian
  5. Geminians
  6. Geminid
  7. Geminids
  8. geminiflorous
  9. geminiform
  10. geminin
  11. Geminis

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