- Hyades
- noun plural Etymology: Latin, from Greek Date: 14th century a V-shaped cluster of stars in the head of the constellation Taurus held by the ancients to indicate rainy weather when they rise with the sun
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hyades — [ jad ] n. f. pl. • 1562; gr. Huades « nymphes changées en astres », de huein « pleuvoir » ♦ Astron. Ensemble des sept étoiles qui forment le front de la constellation du Taureau. ⇒HYADES, subst. fém. plur. ASTRON. Les sept étoiles qui forment le … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hyades — may refer to:*Hyades (mythology) *Hyades (star cluster), an open star cluster in the constellation Taurus *Hyades (band), an Italian power/heavy/thrash metal band … Wikipedia
Hyades — ist ein freies (Open Source) Werkzeug, welches die Möglichkeit bietet, Software automatisiert auf ihre Qualität zu überprüfen. Dafür dient es mit einer integrierten Test , Ablaufverfolgungs und Überwachungsumgebung um Interoperabilität zwischen… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hyades — Hy a*des, Hyads Hy ads, n. pl. [L. Hyades, Gr. ?.] (Astron.) A cluster of five stars in the face of the constellation Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the coming of rainy weather when they rose with the sun. [1913 Webster] Thro… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hyades — n. (Greek mythology) The seven daughters of Atlas and half sisters of the Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed them among the stars as a reward. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
HYADES — stellae 7. in capite Tauri, quae quoties nascuntur, vel occidunt, pluvias creant, unde et nomen accepêrunt, ἀπὸ τȏυ ὕειν, quod est pluere. Ovid. Fast. l. 5. v. 165. Ora micant tauri septem radiantia flammis Navita quas Hyadas Graius ab imbre… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Hyades — star cluster in constellation Taurus, late 14c., from Gk. Hyades, popularly explained as rain bringers (from hyein to rain ), because wet weather supposedly began coincidentally with their heliacal rising, but in fact probably from hys swine (the … Etymology dictionary
Hyades — [hī′ə dēz΄] pl.n. [L Hyades < Gr] 1. Gr. Myth. daughters of Atlas, placed in the sky by Zeus: as stars they were thought to be bringers of rain 2. [often with sing. v.] Astron. an open cluster of more than 200 stars in the constellation Taurus … English World dictionary
Hyades — HYĂDES, um, Gr. Ὑάδες, ων, (⇒ Tab. VIII.) 1 §. Namen. Diesen haben sie, nach einigen, von ihrem Vater, dem Hyas, Alexander ap. Hygin. Astron. Poet. l. II. c. 21. nach andern, von ihrem Bruder gleiches Namens; nach den den dritten, von dem… … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
HYADES — s. f. pl. T. d Astron. Assemblage d étoiles placées sur le front du Taureau céleste. Les anciens croyaient que le lever et le coucher des Hyades étaient toujours accompagnés de pluie. En Poésie : Les sombres, les tristes Hyades. Les froides,… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
hyades — (i a d ) s. f. pl. 1° Terme de mythologie. Filles d Atlas qui pleurèrent tant leur frère Hyas, que Jupiter les transporta au ciel et les changea en astres. 2° Terme d astronomie. Constellation de sept étoiles à la tête du Taureau et dont les… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
