Betelgeuse

or Be·tel·geux

[ beet-l-jooz, bet-l-jœz ]

/ ˈbit lˌdʒuz, ˈbɛt lˌdʒœz /

noun Astronomy.

a first-magnitude red supergiant in the constellation Orion.

Origin of Betelgeuse

1790–1800; <French <Arabic bīt al jauzāʾ shoulder of the giant (i.e., of Orion)

Words nearby Betelgeuse

beta version, beta wave, betaxolol hydrochloride, betazole, betel, Betelgeuse, betel nut, betel palm, bête noire, beth, bethanechol

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Example sentences from the Web for Betelgeuse

Cunningham knew only one of them by name—Betelgeuse, a red star, the apex of a triangle of which three stars formed the base.
The Burglars' Club|Henry A. Hering
It is odd, but my recollection is that it was the "sick enchantress" who cried "unto Betelgeuse a mystic word."
The Letters of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce
Cunningham looked alternately from her to Betelgeuse and the moon.
The Burglars' Club|Henry A. Hering
And he estimated Betelgeuse to be two hundred and sixty million miles in diameter.
The Prairie Child|Arthur Stringer

And, to my eye at least, Betelgeuse is redder than Arcturus.
Astronomical Curiosities|J. Ellard Gore

British Dictionary definitions for Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse

Betelgeux

/ (ˌbiːtəlˈdʒɜːz, ˈbiːtəlˌdʒɜːz) /

noun

a very remote luminous red supergiant, Alpha Orionis: the second brightest star in the constellation Orion. It is a variable star

Word Origin for Betelgeuse

C18: from French, from Arabic bīt al-jauzā' literally: shoulder of the giant, that is, of Orion

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 Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse

[ bēt′l-jōōz′ ]

A red supergiant star in the constellation Orion. It is a variable star with a brightest apparent magnitude of 0.5. Scientific name: Alpha Orionis. See Note at Rigel.

单词	betelgeuse
释义	Betelgeuse or Be·tel·geux [ beet-l-jooz, bet-l-jœz ] / ˈbit lˌdʒuz, ˈbɛt lˌdʒœz / noun Astronomy. a first-magnitude red supergiant in the constellation Orion. Origin of Betelgeuse 1790–1800; <French <Arabic bīt al jauzāʾ shoulder of the giant (i.e., of Orion) Words nearby Betelgeuse beta version, beta wave, betaxolol hydrochloride, betazole, betel, Betelgeuse, betel nut, betel palm, bête noire, beth, bethanechol Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Betelgeuse Cunningham knew only one of them by name—Betelgeuse, a red star, the apex of a triangle of which three stars formed the base. The Burglars' Club\|Henry A. Hering It is odd, but my recollection is that it was the "sick enchantress" who cried "unto Betelgeuse a mystic word." The Letters of Ambrose Bierce\|Ambrose Bierce Cunningham looked alternately from her to Betelgeuse and the moon. The Burglars' Club\|Henry A. Hering And he estimated Betelgeuse to be two hundred and sixty million miles in diameter. The Prairie Child\|Arthur Stringer And, to my eye at least, Betelgeuse is redder than Arcturus. Astronomical Curiosities\|J. Ellard Gore British Dictionary definitions for Betelgeuse Betelgeuse Betelgeux / (ˌbiːtəlˈdʒɜːz, ˈbiːtəlˌdʒɜːz) / noun a very remote luminous red supergiant, Alpha Orionis: the second brightest star in the constellation Orion. It is a variable star Word Origin for Betelgeuse C18: from French, from Arabic bīt al-jauzā' literally: shoulder of the giant, that is, of Orion 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 Content related to Betelgeuse What Does “Betelgeuse” Mean?How did the tenth brightest star (if we include the Sun) in the sky get the name Betelgeuse? READ MORE Scientific definitions for Betelgeuse Betelgeuse [ bēt′l-jōōz′ ] A red supergiant star in the constellation Orion. It is a variable star with a brightest apparent magnitude of 0.5. Scientific name: Alpha Orionis. See Note at Rigel. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Betelgeuse

or Be·tel·geux

noun Astronomy.

Origin of Betelgeuse

Words nearby Betelgeuse

Example sentences from the Web for Betelgeuse

British Dictionary definitions for Betelgeuse

Betelgeux

noun

Word Origin for Betelgeuse

Content related to Betelgeuse

Scientific definitions for Betelgeuse