Quadrantids
[ kwo-dran-tidz ]
/ kwɒˈdræn tɪdz /
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noun (used with a plural verb)Astronomy.
a collection of meteors comprising a meteor shower (Quadrantidmeteorshower ) visible around January 31 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Boötes.
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Words nearby Quadrantids
quadrans, quadrant, quadrantal corrector, quadrantic hemianopsia, Quadrantid, Quadrantids, quadraphonic, quadraphonics, quadraphony, quadrat, quadrate
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