Orionid

//əˈɹaɪ.ə.nɪd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the meteors in a prolific meteor shower associated with Halley's Comet.

Example

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"Comet Halley is responsible for depositing the debris that, when falling through Earth's atmosphere, causes the Orionid meteor showers."

Etymology

From Orion + -id; so called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation Orion.

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halley's cometmeteor shower

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