centaur

[ sen-tawr ]

/ ˈsɛn tɔr /

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noun

Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.

(initial capital letter)Astronomy. the constellation Centaurus.

a skillful horseman or horsewoman.

(initial capital letter)Rocketry. a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with an Atlas or Titan booster to launch satellites and probes.

Origin of centaur

1325–75; Middle English, Old English <Latin centaurus<Greek kéntauros

OTHER WORDS FROM centaur

cen·tau·ri·al, cen·tau·ri·an, cen·tau·ric, adjective

Words nearby centaur

census tract, cent, cental, centare, centas, centaur, centaurea, centaurs, Centaurus, centaury, centavo

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Example sentences from the Web for centaur

That means Chariklo likely has one or more tiny shepherd moons itself, making the centaur a miniature solar system.
Chariklo, a Minor Planet Nicknamed a “Centaur,” Discovered to Have Rings|Matthew R. Francis|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This position, along with its composition of rock and ice, marks Chariklo as a “centaur.”
Chariklo, a Minor Planet Nicknamed a “Centaur,” Discovered to Have Rings|Matthew R. Francis|April 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Charles Gould, to use the suitably lofty phrase, rode like a centaur.
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard|Joseph Conrad
In that rank he served on board the Centaur, the flagship on the Brazilian station.
Our Sailors|W.H.G. Kingston

She had latterly been thinking of Alvan's rejection of the part of centaur; and his phrase, the quadruped man, breathed meaning.
The Tragic Comedians, Complete|George Meredith
The Centaur is rearing up; he grasps the woman between his forelegs.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
He rode like a Centaur, as if he were a part of the horse, as easily and gracefully as a chip does the waves.
A Daughter of the Dons|William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for centaur

centaur

/ (ˈsɛntɔː) /

noun

Greek myth one of a race of creatures with the head, arms, and torso of a man, and the lower body and legs of a horse

Word Origin for centaur

C14: from Latin, from Greek kentauros, of unknown origin

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 centaur

Centaur

[ sĕn′tôr′ ]

Any of a group of icy bodies similar to both asteroids and comets, orbiting the Sun in elliptical paths mostly in the region between Saturn and Neptune. Centaurs range in diameter from around 100 to 400 km (62 to 248 mi) and are believed to be Kuiper belt objects that have escaped into the vicinity of the gas-giant planets. Centaurs are considered to have unstable orbits, and gravitational encounters with the large outer planets could send them into the inner solar system or alternatively could eject them from the solar system into interstellar space. Chiron, the first such body to be classified as a Centaur, was discovered in 1977.

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释义	centaur [ sen-tawr ] / ˈsɛn tɔr / SEE SYNONYMS FOR centaur ON THESAURUS.COM noun Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. (initial capital letter)Astronomy. the constellation Centaurus. a skillful horseman or horsewoman. (initial capital letter)Rocketry. a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with an Atlas or Titan booster to launch satellites and probes. Origin of centaur 1325–75; Middle English, Old English <Latin centaurus<Greek kéntauros OTHER WORDS FROM centaur cen·tau·ri·al, cen·tau·ri·an, cen·tau·ric, adjective Words nearby centaur census tract, cent, cental, centare, centas, centaur, centaurea, centaurs, Centaurus, centaury, centavo Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for centaur That means Chariklo likely has one or more tiny shepherd moons itself, making the centaur a miniature solar system. Chariklo, a Minor Planet Nicknamed a “Centaur,” Discovered to Have Rings\|Matthew R. Francis\|April 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This position, along with its composition of rock and ice, marks Chariklo as a “centaur.” Chariklo, a Minor Planet Nicknamed a “Centaur,” Discovered to Have Rings\|Matthew R. Francis\|April 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Charles Gould, to use the suitably lofty phrase, rode like a centaur. Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard\|Joseph Conrad In that rank he served on board the Centaur, the flagship on the Brazilian station. Our Sailors\|W.H.G. Kingston She had latterly been thinking of Alvan's rejection of the part of centaur; and his phrase, the quadruped man, breathed meaning. The Tragic Comedians, Complete\|George Meredith The Centaur is rearing up; he grasps the woman between his forelegs. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith He rode like a Centaur, as if he were a part of the horse, as easily and gracefully as a chip does the waves. A Daughter of the Dons\|William MacLeod Raine British Dictionary definitions for centaur centaur / (ˈsɛntɔː) / noun Greek myth one of a race of creatures with the head, arms, and torso of a man, and the lower body and legs of a horse Word Origin for centaur C14: from Latin, from Greek kentauros, of unknown origin 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 Words related to centaur giant, devil, freak, behemoth, horror, demon, beast, villain, whale, dragon, savage, mutant, titan, ogre, colossus, brute, barbarian, abnormality, mammoth, hellion Scientific definitions for centaur Centaur [ sĕn′tôr′ ] Any of a group of icy bodies similar to both asteroids and comets, orbiting the Sun in elliptical paths mostly in the region between Saturn and Neptune. Centaurs range in diameter from around 100 to 400 km (62 to 248 mi) and are believed to be Kuiper belt objects that have escaped into the vicinity of the gas-giant planets. Centaurs are considered to have unstable orbits, and gravitational encounters with the large outer planets could send them into the inner solar system or alternatively could eject them from the solar system into interstellar space. Chiron, the first such body to be classified as a Centaur, was discovered in 1977. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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centaur

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British Dictionary definitions for centaur

noun

Word Origin for centaur

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Scientific definitions for centaur