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Taurid meaning

Any of a group of annual meteors associated with the comet Encke, and whose radiant point is in the constellation Taurus.

Using Taurid

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of a group of annual meteors associated with the comet Encke, and whose radiant point is in the constellation Taurus.
  • In the example corpus, taurid often appears in combinations such as: taurid meteor.

Context around Taurid

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

southern 1× northern 1× few 1× south 1× beta 1×

Often after:

meteor 2× showers 1× meteors 1× shower 1×

Sentence patterns with Taurid

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a few taurid meteors can 1× and northern taurid showers are 1× the beta taurid meteor shower 1× the south taurid meteor shower 1× the southern taurid and northern 1× to the taurid shower remains 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however the link 1× most years the 1× the beta taurid 1× the south taurid 1× the southern taurid 1×

Common sentence endings:

hypothesized in 2006 1× meteors per hour 1× seen each night 1× up the skies 1× using radio techniques 1×

Words around Taurid

Just before it in the word index:

tauria 2 tauri 15 tauren 2 taurek 3 taureans 2 taurean 15

Just after it in the word index:

taurine 8 taurinus 2 tauris 11 tauro 2 tauroctony 6 tauromenium 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Taurid

  • In this selection, "taurid" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, southern, northern, few, meteor, showers and meteors stand out and add context to how "taurid" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a few taurid meteors can and and northern taurid showers are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "taurid" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with taurid

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The South Taurid meteor shower will last through November, averaging about five meteors per hour. (15 words)

Most years the shower is weak, and only a few Taurid meteors can be seen each night. (17 words)

The Beta Taurid meteor shower occurs during the months of June and July in the daytime, and is normally observed using radio techniques. (23 words)

Longer example sentences

The Southern Taurid and Northern Taurid showers are active now and tend to produce a lot of sizzle in the form of fireballs that light up the skies. (28 words)

However, the link to the Taurid shower remains unconfirmed and may be a chance correlation.sfn Another such shower is the Gamma Bootids, which were hypothesized in 2006. (28 words)

The Beta Taurid meteor shower occurs during the months of June and July in the daytime, and is normally observed using radio techniques. (23 words)

Example sentences (5)

The Southern Taurid and Northern Taurid showers are active now and tend to produce a lot of sizzle in the form of fireballs that light up the skies.

Most years the shower is weak, and only a few Taurid meteors can be seen each night.

The South Taurid meteor shower will last through November, averaging about five meteors per hour.

However, the link to the Taurid shower remains unconfirmed and may be a chance correlation.sfn Another such shower is the Gamma Bootids, which were hypothesized in 2006.

The Beta Taurid meteor shower occurs during the months of June and July in the daytime, and is normally observed using radio techniques.

Common combinations with taurid

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "taurid" in a sentence?
An example: "The Southern Taurid and Northern Taurid showers are active now and tend to produce a lot of sizzle in the form of fireballs that light up the skies." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "taurid" from authentic English texts.
What does "taurid" mean?
Taurid means: Any of a group of annual meteors associated with the comet Encke, and whose radiant point is in the constellation Taurus.
How many example sentences with "taurid" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "taurid", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.