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Quadrantids

Quad ran tids |kwäˈdrantidz kwɑˈdræntɪdz |Astronomy an annual meteor shower with a radiant in the constellation Boötes, reaching a peak about January 3. ORIGIN from Latin Quadrans Muralis ‘the Mural Quadrant, ’ the name of a former constellation.

 

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Quadrantids

Quadrantids |kwɒˈdrantɪdz |Astronomy an annual meteor shower with a radiant in the constellation Boötes, reaching a peak about 3 January. ORIGIN from Latin Quadrans Muralis ‘the Mural Quadrant ’, the name of a former constellation.