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Orionid

US/əˈɹaɪ.ə.nɪd/

Orionid noun: any of the meteors in a prolific meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet.

Noun

Orionid (plural Orionids)

  1. Any of the meteors in a prolific meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet.

Forms of Orionid

pluralOrionids

Origin of Orionid

From Orion + -id; so called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Orion.

Questions about Orionid

What does Orionid mean?
Orionid means any of the meteors in a prolific meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet.
What part of speech is Orionid?
Orionid is a noun.
How do you pronounce Orionid?
Orionid is pronounced /əˈɹaɪ.ə.nɪd/ (US).
What is the plural of Orionid?
The plural of Orionid is Orionids.

Words near Orionid in the dictionary

  1. Orion drive
  2. Orion drives
  3. Orion Nebula
  4. Orion's Belt
  5. Orion's Sword
  6. Orionid
  7. Orionids
  8. Orions
  9. oriostomatid
  10. oriostomatids
  11. Oriovac

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