Vega

[ vee-guh, vey- ]

/ ˈvi gə, ˈveɪ- /

noun

Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.

Origin of Vega

1630–40; <Medieval Latin <Arabic (al-nasr-al-) wāqiʿ (the) falling (eagle), originally designating the three stars Alpha, Epsilon and Zeta Lyrae

Words nearby Vega

veena, veep, veer, veery, veg, Vega, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, vegan, vegeburger, Vegemite

Definition for Vega (2 of 2)

Vega²

[ vey-guh; Spanish ve-gah ]

/ ˈveɪ gə; Spanish ˈvɛ gɑ /

noun

Lo·pe de

[law-pe the], /ˈlɔ pɛ ðɛ/, Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.

Garcilaso de la Vega.

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Example sentences from the Web for Vega

Vega, Texas, got the brunt of this weeklong February storm, with a 43-inch snowfall.
Hercules, Schmercules. Here Are America’s 5 Worst Blizzards|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To those the Vega had shown the way, and the Fram had only to follow in her track.
From Pole to Pole|Sven Anders Hedin
Pedro Margarite left two bands in the Vega, and from all I hear they turned devils.
1492|Mary Johnston
She called at my house a day or two after the Vega had left Colombo, and produced a letter, an envelope, and two or three cards.
The Arena|Various

Don Ferdinando set off for the Vega, eight hundred feet sheer below the mine.
Adventures in Many Lands|Various
At the house of Colonel Vega he had dined well, and at sight of familiar faces he was inclined to unbend.
The White Mice|Richard Harding Davis

British Dictionary definitions for Vega (1 of 2)

Vega¹

/ (ˈviːɡə) /

noun

the brightest star in the constellation Lyra and one of the most conspicuous in the N hemisphere. It is part of an optical double star having a faint companion. Distance: 25.3 light years; spectral type: A0V

Word Origin for Vega

C17: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic (al nasr) al wāqi, literally: the falling (vulture), that is, the constellation Lyra

British Dictionary definitions for Vega (2 of 2)

Vega²

/ (ˈveɪɡə, Spanish ˈbeɣa) /

noun

See Lope de Vega

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Scientific definitions for Vega

Vega

[ vē′gə, vā′gə ]

A star in the constellation Lyra and one of the five brightest stars in the night sky. It is a white main-sequence star in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, with an apparent magnitude of 0.04. Vega, along with Altair and Deneb, form the Summer Triangle asterism. Scientific name: Alpha Lyra.

单词	vega
释义	Vega ¹ [ vee-guh, vey- ] / ˈvi gə, ˈveɪ- / noun Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra. Origin of Vega ¹ 1630–40; <Medieval Latin <Arabic (al-nasr-al-) wāqiʿ (the) falling (eagle), originally designating the three stars Alpha, Epsilon and Zeta Lyrae Words nearby Vega veena, veep, veer, veery, veg, Vega, Vega Alta, Vega Baja, vegan, vegeburger, Vegemite Definition for Vega (2 of 2) Vega² [ vey-guh; Spanish ve-gah ] / ˈveɪ gə; Spanish ˈvɛ gɑ / noun Lo·pe de [law-pe the], /ˈlɔ pɛ ðɛ/, Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet. Garcilaso de la Vega. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Vega Vega, Texas, got the brunt of this weeklong February storm, with a 43-inch snowfall. Hercules, Schmercules. Here Are America’s 5 Worst Blizzards\|Nina Strochlic\|January 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST To those the Vega had shown the way, and the Fram had only to follow in her track. From Pole to Pole\|Sven Anders Hedin Pedro Margarite left two bands in the Vega, and from all I hear they turned devils. 1492\|Mary Johnston She called at my house a day or two after the Vega had left Colombo, and produced a letter, an envelope, and two or three cards. The Arena\|Various Don Ferdinando set off for the Vega, eight hundred feet sheer below the mine. Adventures in Many Lands\|Various At the house of Colonel Vega he had dined well, and at sight of familiar faces he was inclined to unbend. The White Mice\|Richard Harding Davis British Dictionary definitions for Vega (1 of 2) Vega¹ / (ˈviːɡə) / noun the brightest star in the constellation Lyra and one of the most conspicuous in the N hemisphere. It is part of an optical double star having a faint companion. Distance: 25.3 light years; spectral type: A0V Word Origin for Vega C17: from Medieval Latin, from Arabic (al nasr) al wāqi, literally: the falling (vulture), that is, the constellation Lyra British Dictionary definitions for Vega (2 of 2) Vega² / (ˈveɪɡə, Spanish ˈbeɣa) / noun See Lope de Vega Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for Vega Vega [ vē′gə, vā′gə ] A star in the constellation Lyra and one of the five brightest stars in the night sky. It is a white main-sequence star in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, with an apparent magnitude of 0.04. Vega, along with Altair and Deneb, form the Summer Triangle asterism. Scientific name: Alpha Lyra. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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