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Definition of Orionid in English:

Orionid

Pronunciation /əˈrʌɪənɪd/

noun

Astronomy

  • Any of an annual shower of meteors which appear to radiate from the constellation Orion during October.

adjective

Astronomy

  • Of or designating an Orionid, or the shower of Orionids.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in George F. Chambers (1841–1915). From Orion + -id.