Auriga

[ aw-rahy-guh ]

/ ɔˈraɪ gə /

noun, genitive Au·ri·gae [aw-rahy-jee]. /ɔˈraɪ dʒi/. Astronomy.

the Charioteer, a northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, containing the bright star Capella.

Origin of Auriga

1400–50; late Middle English <Latin: charioteer

Words nearby Auriga

auriculotemporal nerve, auriculoventricular, auriferous, auriform, aurify, Auriga, Aurignac, Aurignacian, Auriol, auris, auriscope

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Example sentences from the Web for Auriga

Neither will you, for Auriga is very conspicuous, and almost straight overhead in the evening about Christmas time.
The Star People|Gaylord Johnson
Capella is lo-cat-ed in the con-stell-a-tion which you call Auriga.
Jubilation, U.S.A.|G. L. Vandenburg
But the splendid star Capella, in the constellation Auriga, may claim a moment's attention.
Astronomy with an Opera-glass|Garrett Putman Serviss
Capella, a reddish star of the first magnitude in the northern constellation of Auriga.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood

A northern constellation, and one of the old 48 asterisms; it is popularly known as the Waggoner: α Auriga, Capella.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth

British Dictionary definitions for Auriga

Auriga

/ (ɔːˈraɪɡə) /

noun Latin genitive Aurigae (ɔːˈraɪdʒiː)

a conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere between the Great Bear and Orion, at the edge of the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Capella and the supergiant eclipsing binary star Epsilon Aurigae

Word Origin for Auriga

Latin: charioteer

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Scientific definitions for Auriga

Auriga

[ ô-rī′gə ]

A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Gemini and Perseus. Auriga (the Charioteer) contains the bright star Capella.

单词	auriga
释义	Auriga [ aw-rahy-guh ] / ɔˈraɪ gə / noun, genitive Au·ri·gae [aw-rahy-jee]. /ɔˈraɪ dʒi/. Astronomy. the Charioteer, a northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, containing the bright star Capella. Origin of Auriga 1400–50; late Middle English <Latin: charioteer Words nearby Auriga auriculotemporal nerve, auriculoventricular, auriferous, auriform, aurify, Auriga, Aurignac, Aurignacian, Auriol, auris, auriscope Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Auriga Neither will you, for Auriga is very conspicuous, and almost straight overhead in the evening about Christmas time. The Star People\|Gaylord Johnson Capella is lo-cat-ed in the con-stell-a-tion which you call Auriga. Jubilation, U.S.A.\|G. L. Vandenburg But the splendid star Capella, in the constellation Auriga, may claim a moment's attention. Astronomy with an Opera-glass\|Garrett Putman Serviss Capella, a reddish star of the first magnitude in the northern constellation of Auriga. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood A northern constellation, and one of the old 48 asterisms; it is popularly known as the Waggoner: α Auriga, Capella. The Sailor's Word-Book\|William Henry Smyth British Dictionary definitions for Auriga Auriga / (ɔːˈraɪɡə) / noun Latin genitive Aurigae (ɔːˈraɪdʒiː) a conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere between the Great Bear and Orion, at the edge of the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Capella and the supergiant eclipsing binary star Epsilon Aurigae Word Origin for Auriga Latin: charioteer 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 Auriga Auriga [ ô-rī′gə ] A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Gemini and Perseus. Auriga (the Charioteer) contains the bright star Capella. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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