Aquarids

American

[ak-wuh-rids, ah-kwuh-] / ˈæk wə rɪds, ˈɑ kwə- /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

either of two collections of meteors comprising meteor showers having their apparent origin in the constellation Aquarius and visible either in early May Eta Aquarids or late July Delta Aquarids.

Etymology

Origin of Aquarids

Aquar(ius) + -id ¹

Example Sentences

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The Eta Aquarids will also be active between 9 April to 28 May, with the peak in the early hours of 6 May 2026.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Another meteor shower, the Eta Aquarids, is also active between April 15 and May 27, according to Space.com.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2024

Although this is not the most abundant shower, the Aquarids have the distinction of originating from the residual dust cloud left behind by Comet Halley, which last visited near Earth back in 1986.

From National Geographic • Dec. 6, 2023

The latest shower is the Southern Delta Aquariids, sometimes also spelled Southern Delta Aquarids.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

Aquarids, a conspicuous shower July 28 Near the water jar of Aquarius Sl.

From A Field Book of the Stars by Olcott, William Tyler

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