Hyades
[ hahy-uh-deez ]
/ ˈhaɪ əˌdiz /
noun (used with a plural verb)
Astronomy.
a group of stars comprising a moving cluster in the constellation Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the approach of rain when they rose with the sun.
Classical Mythology.
a group of nymphs and sisters of the Pleiades who nurtured the infant Dionysus and were placed among the stars as a reward.
Also
Hy·ads
[hahy-adz] /ˈhaɪ ædz/.
Origin of Hyades
1350–1400; Middle English
Hiades < Latin < Greek, equivalent to
hý(ein) to rain +
-ades, plural of
-as
-ad1
Example sentences from the Web for hyades
British Dictionary definitions for hyades (1 of 2)
Hyades
1
Hyads (ˈhaɪædz)
/ (ˈhaɪəˌdiːz) /
pl n
an open cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus
Compare Pleiades 1
Word Origin for Hyades
C16: via Latin from Greek
huades, perhaps from
huein to rain
British Dictionary definitions for hyades (2 of 2)
Hyades
2
/ (ˈhaɪəˌdiːz) /
pl n
Greek myth
seven nymphs, daughters of Atlas, whom Zeus placed among the stars after death