Aquaridn.adj.
/ˈakwərɪd/, U.S. /əˈkwɛrəd/ Astronomy.
A. n.
A meteor from either of two active showers which appear to radiate from the constellation Aquarius. Usually in plural.The Eta Aquarids peak in early May and are associated with Halley's Comet; the Delta Aquarids peak in July/August.
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Perseid1871
Andromed1877
Aquarid1877
Geminid1877
lacertid1877
Leonid1877
Orionid1877
Quadrantid1877
Lyraid1883
Bielid1885
Taurids1888
Andromedid1898
Draconids1926
1877 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1876 160/7 (table) July 5 to October 31..Aquarids.
1902 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 691/2 The orbit of a shower of Aquarids, occurring early in May, offers a suggestive resemblance to the path of Halley's comet.
1933 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 19 218 Of the fifty trails, twenty-one appeared to come from well determined radiants, namely, five Geminids, four Leonids, four Perseids, three Orionids, two Taurids, two Quadrantids and one δ Aquarid.
1988 New Scientist 10 Dec. 35/2 We have records of the April Lyrids from 687 BC, the Perseids from AD 36 and the Delta Aquarids from AD 401.
2012 Daily News (New Plymouth, N.Z.) (Nexis) 1 May 8 The Eta Aquarids may be visible around 5am throughout the month.
B. adj. (attributive).
Designating this shower of meteors; of or relating to the Aquarids.
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Perseid1880
Orionid1899
Quadrantid1900
Aquarid1901
Draconids1926
1901 Nature 21 Apr. 620/2 May 1–6. Epoch of Aquarid meteoric shower.
1969 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 79 315 The δ Aquarid Meteor Steam, active from July 26 to August 2 is remarkable for the small perihelion distance of its orbit.
2011 W. Gater & G. Sparrow Night Sky Month by Month 69 When observing in late July, look out for the Delta Aquarid meteor shower.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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