Quadrantid

English

Etymology

Named from the former constellation Quadrans Muralis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kwɒˈdɹæn.tɪd/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kwɑˈdɹæn.tɪd/

Noun

Quadrantid (plural Quadrantids)

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