Definition of Centaurus

1. Noun. A conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross.


Definition of Centaurus

1. Proper noun. (constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri and Proxima Centauri. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Centaurus

Centaurea americana
Centaurea cineraria
Centaurea cyanus
Centaurea gymnocarpa
Centaurea imperialis
Centaurea moschata
Centaurea nigra
Centaurea scabiosa
Centaurea solstitialis
Centauria calcitrapa
Centaurium
Centaurium calycosum
Centaurium minus
Centaurium scilloides
Centaurs
Centaurus
Centennial State
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Center of the Universe
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centigrade thermometer
Central Africa
Central African
Central African Republic
Central African Republic franc
Central Africans
Central America
Central American
Central American country
Central American nation

Literary usage of Centaurus

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

1. Challenging Horizons: Qantas 1939-1954 by John Gunn (1987)
"... were quickly modified for military use in the newly completed Qantas hangar. centaurus is seen at its moorings in Rose Bay after its handover to No. ..."

2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People by Chambers, W. and R., publ (1876)
"... centaurus—CENTERING. covered with hair. They do not appear as monsters, half-man and half-horse, until the age of Pindar. The C. are celebrated in Greek ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Counts accumulated during scan intervals centered on possible x-ray sources in centaurus A. second intervals. The center of the slit- shaped field of view ..."

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