Quadrantidn.adj.

Brit.

/kwɒˈdrantɪd/, U.S.

/kwɑˈdræn(t)əd/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quadrant- , quadrans , -id suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin quadrant-, quadrans (in Quadrans Muralis Quadrans Muralis n.) + -id suffix¹, after Perseid n.

Astronomy.

A. n.

Any of a shower of meteors which appear to radiate from the constellation Boötes (in a part formerly regarded as a distinct constellation, Quadrans Muralis) in early January.

ΘΚΠ

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

1877 G. F. Chambers Handbk. Descr. Astron. (ed. 3) ix. iii. 799. The meteors of the shower [in August] were first named Perseïds by Schiaparelli in the year 1866. The example has been followed in designating other meteor showers..; so that we have the . . Quadrantids of January 2, Lyrids of April 20 [etc.].

1930 H. Shapley Flights from Chaos vii. 60 We shall eventually have the means of classifying meteor streams. Perhaps we shall divide them into: I. Annual showers, such as the Andromedes, Perseids, and Quadrantids. II. The sporadic meteoric processions (minor comets). III. Double and multiple meteors.

1972 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 82 406 A particularly fine series of observations of the Quadrantids was possible, despite generally unfavourable weather.

1997 D. Goldsmith Hunt for Life on Mars 37 Several times each year we have the chance to watch a few good nights of a particular meteor shower, such as the Quadrantids.

B. adj. (attributive).

Designating this shower of meteors; of or relating to the Quadrantids.

ΘΚΠ

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

Perseid1880

Orionid1899

Quadrantid1900

Aquarid1901

Draconids1926

1900 Times 6 Jan. 4/6 Eighty meteor-paths were mapped and fifty were counted, making 130 quadrantid and other meteors seen in a five-and-a-half hours' watch.

1913 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 23 233 There is no comet whose elements correspond to those of the Quadrantid shower.

1948 Nature 17 Apr. 597/1 Visual estimates..gave Quadrantid velocities of 32–46 km./sec.

2006 Daily Tel. 2 Jan. 16/6 Of local events, the Quadrantid meteor shower can be one of the best of the year.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quadrantid
释义	Quadrantidn.adj. Brit. /kwɒˈdrantɪd/, U.S. /kwɑˈdræn(t)əd/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quadrant- , quadrans , -id suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin quadrant-, quadrans (in Quadrans Muralis Quadrans Muralis n.) + -id suffix¹, after Perseid n. Astronomy. A. n. Any of a shower of meteors which appear to radiate from the constellation Boötes (in a part formerly regarded as a distinct constellation, Quadrans Muralis) in early January. ΘΚΠ 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 1877 G. F. Chambers Handbk. Descr. Astron. (ed. 3) ix. iii. 799. The meteors of the shower [in August] were first named Perseïds by Schiaparelli in the year 1866. The example has been followed in designating other meteor showers..; so that we have the . . Quadrantids of January 2, Lyrids of April 20 [etc.]. 1930 H. Shapley Flights from Chaos vii. 60 We shall eventually have the means of classifying meteor streams. Perhaps we shall divide them into: I. Annual showers, such as the Andromedes, Perseids, and Quadrantids. II. The sporadic meteoric processions (minor comets). III. Double and multiple meteors. 1972 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 82 406 A particularly fine series of observations of the Quadrantids was possible, despite generally unfavourable weather. 1997 D. Goldsmith Hunt for Life on Mars 37 Several times each year we have the chance to watch a few good nights of a particular meteor shower, such as the Quadrantids. B. adj. (attributive). Designating this shower of meteors; of or relating to the Quadrantids. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > comet or meteor > meteor > [adjective] > specific shower Perseid1880 Orionid1899 Quadrantid1900 Aquarid1901 Draconids1926 1900 Times 6 Jan. 4/6 Eighty meteor-paths were mapped and fifty were counted, making 130 quadrantid and other meteors seen in a five-and-a-half hours' watch. 1913 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 23 233 There is no comet whose elements correspond to those of the Quadrantid shower. 1948 Nature 17 Apr. 597/1 Visual estimates..gave Quadrantid velocities of 32–46 km./sec. 2006 Daily Tel. 2 Jan. 16/6 Of local events, the Quadrantid meteor shower can be one of the best of the year. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1877
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