| 释义 |
Orionid Astron.|ɒˈraɪənɪd|
[f. Orion + -id, female patronymic: cf. Leonid.]
One of a system of meteors whose radiant point is in Orion.
1876G. F. Chambers Astron. 799 The example [of Leonid] has been followed in designating other meteor showers by the constellations in which their radiant-points are situated; so that we have the..Orionids of October 18–20. 1899Edin. Rev. Oct. 325 The well-known Orionid centre. |