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DRACONIDES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Proper Names
- The Stars (Astronomy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Draconids
1, record 1, English, Draconids
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A shower of meteors with a radiant point in the constellation Draco, seen [around October 10] in some years. 1, record 1, English, - Draconids
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations diverses
- Étoiles (Astronomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Draconides
1, record 1, French, Draconides
correct, plural feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'essaim d’étoiles filantes des Draconides est actif [autour du] 10 octobre. Il tire son nom de la constellation d’où il provient, à savoir la constellation du Dragon […] 2, record 1, French, - Draconides
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Denominaciones varias
- Estrellas (Astronomía)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- dracónidas
1, record 1, Spanish, drac%C3%B3nidas
correct, plural feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Enjambre de meteoritos que, al ser atravesado por la Tierra, durante ciertos años, [alrededor del] 10 de octubre, da una lluvia de estrellas fugaces que parecen venir de la constelación del Dragón. 2, record 1, Spanish, - drac%C3%B3nidas
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
dracónidas: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que el nombre "dracónidas" se escribe preferentemente con minúscula, pues no se trata del nombre propio de un objeto astronómico singular. 3, record 1, Spanish, - drac%C3%B3nidas
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