Definition of Denebola

1. Noun. A star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth.

Group relationships: Leo
Generic synonyms: Star

Definition of Denebola

1. Proper noun. Beta Leonis, the second-brightest star in the constellation of Leo ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Denebola

Dendroctonus rufipennis
Dendroica
Dendroica auduboni
Dendroica coronata
Dendroica fusca
Dendroica petechia
Dendroica striate
Dendroica tigrina
Dendrolagus
Dendromecon
Dene
Dene-Yeniseian
Deneb
Deneb Kaitos
Denebokab
Denebola (current term)
Denes
Deng
Deng Xiaoping
Denglisch
Denglish
Denhardt's solution
Denholm
Denil fishway
Denis
Denis Browne's pouch
Denis Browne splint
Denis Diderot
Denise
Denisonia

Literary usage of Denebola

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to Astronomy: Designed as a Textbook for the Use of Students by Denison Olmsted (1839)
"North of Regulus lies a semi-circle of bright stars, forming a sickle of which Regulus is the handle. Denebola, a star of the second magnitude, ..."

2. The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy : Accompanied by a by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt, Hiram Mattison (1860)
"Denebola is a bright star of the first magnitude, in the brush of the tail, ... When Denebola is on the meridian, Regulus is seen 25° W. of it, and Phad, ..."

3. The Geography of the heavens and class-book of astronomy: And Class-book of by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt (1873)
"It forms, with these two, a large right-angled triangle; the right angle being at Denebola. It is so nearly on the same meridian with Phad that ¡t ..."

4. Star Lore of All Ages: A Collection of Myths, Legends, and Facts Concerning by William Tyler Olcott (1911)
"Denebola is one of the stars forming the so-called " Diamond of Virgo, " a great diamond formed by the four stars Denebola, Arcturus, Cor Caroli, and Spica. ..."

5. The Elements of Astronomy: A Text-book by Charles Augustus Young (1894)
"(3) o (one-third of the way from Denebola towards y Virginis), Mags. ... With Arcturus and Denebola it forms a triangle much like that which they form with ..."

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