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# hyades

proper noun (the Hyades) — a name

«hyades» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (a name, astronomy) The Hyades are a cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, shaped like a V, the closest star cluster to Earth (about 150 light years away). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyades/#m1)
2. (myth) In Greek myths, the Hyades were nymphs, daughters of Atlas, linked with rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyades/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on stars and constellations: near the bright red star Aldebaran and the Pleiades. Phrases: the Hyades cluster.

### Examples

- The Hyades form the V-shaped face of Taurus the Bull. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyades/#x1)
- You can see the Hyades with your eyes on a dark winter night. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyades/#x2)
- The Hyades are close to the Pleiades in the sky. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyades/#x3)
- Aldebaran looks as if it is in the Hyades but it is much nearer to us. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyades/#x4)
- In Greek myths the Hyades were rain nymphs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyades/#x5)
- Through binoculars the Hyades look like a scatter of jewels. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyades/#x6)

### Note

A name: capital H and always the Hyades. Say HY-a-deez. Aldebaran is not truly part of the cluster.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hyades» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hyades/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hyades» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hyades.html) on Mova free.