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Quadrantid

UK/kwɒˈdɹæn.tɪd/US/kwɑˈdɹæn.tɪd/

Quadrantid noun: any of the meteors in a January meteor shower whose radiant is inside the constellation Boötes.

Noun

Quadrantid (plural Quadrantids)

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

Forms of Quadrantid

pluralQuadrantids

Origin of Quadrantid

Named from the former constellation Quadrans Muralis.

Questions about Quadrantid

What does Quadrantid mean?
Quadrantid means any of the meteors in a January meteor shower whose radiant is inside the constellation Boötes.
What part of speech is Quadrantid?
Quadrantid is a noun.
How do you pronounce Quadrantid?
Quadrantid is pronounced /kwɒˈdɹæn.tɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of Quadrantid?
The plural of Quadrantid is Quadrantids.

Words near Quadrantid in the dictionary

  1. quadrantectomies
  2. quadrantectomy
  3. quadrantes
  4. quadrantial
  5. quadrantic
  6. Quadrantid
  7. Quadrantids
  8. quadrantile
  9. quadrantinopia
  10. quadrantinopias
  11. quadrantinopsia

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