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Hyades

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Translation of "hyades" into Russian

Hyades
Proper noun
raiting
UK
/ˈhaɪ.ə.diːz/
US
/ˈhaɪ.əˌdiz/
Always capitalized and used with the definite article to denote a specific stellar cluster or mythological group; morphologically plural.
Астрономия, мифология; собственное имя во множественном числе.
The Hyades are easily visible to the naked eye.
Гиады легко видны невооружённым глазом.

Definitions

Hyades
Proper noun
raiting
UK
/ˈhaɪ.ə.diːz/
US
/ˈhaɪ.əˌdiz/
A nearby open star cluster in the constellation Taurus, whose V-shaped arrangement marks the Bull’s face and has been linked to predictions of rain since antiquity.
Because of their proximity, the Hyades provide a crucial rung on the cosmic distance ladder.
In Greek mythology, a sisterhood of rain-bringing nymphs, daughters of the Titan Atlas and sisters of the Pleiades.
Legend says the Hyades mourned their brother Hyas so bitterly that Zeus turned their tears into the life-giving rains of spring.