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CENTAURUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Centaurus mean?
• CENTAURUS (noun)
The noun CENTAURUS has 1 sense:
1. a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
Familiarity information: CENTAURUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Centaur; Centaurus
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meronyms (members of "Centaurus"):
Alpha Centauri; Rigil; Rigil Kent (brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun)
Beta Centauri (the second brightest star in Centaurus)
Omega Centauri (a global cluster in the constellation Centaurus)
Proxima; Proxima Centauri (the nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years)
Context examples
It is a faint red dwarf lying just four light-years away in the southern constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur).
(ALMA Discovers Cold Dust Around Nearest Star, ESO)
It can be seen in the constellation Centaurus (the Centaur), which can be seen primarily in the southern hemisphere.
(Hubble Views Final Stages of a Star’s Life, ESA/NASA)
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