Arcturus
31ARCTURUS — s. m. (On prononce l S.) T. d Astron., emprunté du latin et dérivé du grec. Nom d une étoile fixe de la première grandeur, située dans la constellation du Bouvier, à la queue de la grande Ourse. On dit quelquefois, surtout en poésie, Arcture …
32Arcturus — …
33Arcturus — Arcturian, adj. /ahrk toor euhs, tyoor /, n. Astron. a first magnitude star in the constellation Boötes. [1352 75; < L < Gk Arktoûros, equiv. to árkt(os) bear + oûros keeper; r. ME arture < MF] * * * ▪ star also called Alpha Boötis one of …
34Arcturus — noun A bright yellow orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the third brightest star in the night sky …
35Arcturus — Bear keeper, the name given by the ancients to the brightest star in the constellation Bootes. In the Authorized Version (Job 9:9; 38:32) it is the rendering of the Hebrew word ash, which probably designates the constellation the Great Bear.… …
36Arcturus — n. brightest star in the northern constellation Bootes, 4th brightest star in the sky …
37Arcturus — Arc•tu•rus [[t]ɑrkˈtʊər əs, ˈtyʊər [/t]] n. astron. a first magnitude star in the constellation Boötes • Etymology: 1352–75; < MF < L < Gk Arktoûros=árkt(os) bear (see Ursa Major) +oûros guardian Arc•tu′ri•an, adj …
38Arcturus — /akˈtjʊərəs/ (say ahk tyoouhruhs) noun a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Boötes. {Latin, from Greek Arktouros guardian of the Bear (Ursa Major) …
39Arcturus — Hōkū le a (probably) …
40Arcturus — noun the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light years from Earth • Instance Hypernyms: ↑giant star, ↑giant • Member Holonyms: ↑Bootes …
