English Explanatory Dictionary

Quadrantid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/kwɒˈdɹæn.tɪd/ /kwɑˈdɹæn.tɪd/

Word forms

Quadrantid Quadrantids

Etymology

Named from the former constellation Quadrans Muralis.

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