Draconidn.adj.

/ˈdreɪkɒnɪd/

Etymology: < Latin dracō, dracōn- dragon n.¹ + -id suffix².

Astronomy.

In plural. One of a shower of meteors with a radiant point in the constellation Draco, seen about 7–10 October in some years; usually in plural. Also attributive or as adj.

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the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [adjective] > specific shower

Perseid1880

Orionid1899

Quadrantid1900

Aquarid1901

Draconids1926

the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] > shower > specific

Perseid1871

Andromed1877

Aquarid1877

Geminid1877

lacertid1877

Leonid1877

Orionid1877

Quadrantid1877

Lyraid1883

Bielid1885

Taurids1888

Andromedid1898

Draconids1926

1926 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 137 105 A region lying about 10° or 12° S. of the Draconid radiant.

1926 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 137 105 It appears that the recent Draconid shower of October 9 was not rich in the early evening... A special feature of these cometary Draconids..is the dense and sometimes durable streaks or trails which the brighter ones leave in their paths.

1938 R. H. Baker Astron. (ed. 3) vi. 247 The association of the Draconids with the Giacobini-Zinner comet..is a recent identification.

1954 A. C. B. Lovell Meteor Astron. xvi. 326 By far the most spectacular meteor displays of the present century have been given by the Giacobinid, or Draconid, meteor shower.

1979 Sci. Amer. Mar. 45/2 The cometary meteors are those seen in the periodic meteor showers, such as the Perseids, which follow the orbit of Comet Swift-Tuttle, and the Draconids, which are associated with the short-period Comet Giacobini-Zinner.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	draconid
释义	Draconidn.adj. /ˈdreɪkɒnɪd/ Etymology: < Latin dracō, dracōn- dragon n.¹ + -id suffix². Astronomy. In plural. One of a shower of meteors with a radiant point in the constellation Draco, seen about 7–10 October in some years; usually in plural. Also attributive or as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [adjective] > specific shower Perseid1880 Orionid1899 Quadrantid1900 Aquarid1901 Draconids1926 the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [noun] > shower > specific Perseid1871 Andromed1877 Aquarid1877 Geminid1877 lacertid1877 Leonid1877 Orionid1877 Quadrantid1877 Lyraid1883 Bielid1885 Taurids1888 Andromedid1898 Draconids1926 1926 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 137 105 A region lying about 10° or 12° S. of the Draconid radiant. 1926 Monthly Notices Royal Astron. Soc. 137 105 It appears that the recent Draconid shower of October 9 was not rich in the early evening... A special feature of these cometary Draconids..is the dense and sometimes durable streaks or trails which the brighter ones leave in their paths. 1938 R. H. Baker Astron. (ed. 3) vi. 247 The association of the Draconids with the Giacobini-Zinner comet..is a recent identification. 1954 A. C. B. Lovell Meteor Astron. xvi. 326 By far the most spectacular meteor displays of the present century have been given by the Giacobinid, or Draconid, meteor shower. 1979 Sci. Amer. Mar. 45/2 The cometary meteors are those seen in the periodic meteor showers, such as the Perseids, which follow the orbit of Comet Swift-Tuttle, and the Draconids, which are associated with the short-period Comet Giacobini-Zinner. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.adj.1926
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