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Leonid Astron.|ˈliːənɪd|
Also pl. in L. form Leonides |liːˈɒnɪdiːz|.
[f. L. leōn- lion Leo) + -id.]
One of a group of meteors which appear to radiate from the constellation Leo.
1876G. F. Chambers Astron. 799 The Leonids and the Andromedes of November 14 and 27. 1878Times 25 Nov., Knowing thus..the true velocity of the Leonides as they rush into our air. 1880Proctor Rough Ways 116 If the path tends from that particular part of the constellation Leo..the probability of the meteor being a Leonid is increased.
attrib.1899Edin. Rev. Oct. 319 A practised observer can thus distinguish an Andromede from a Leonid meteor. |