Definition of Proxima Centauri

1. Noun. The nearest star to the sun; distance: 4.3 light years.

Exact synonyms: Proxima
Group relationships: Centaur, Centaurus
Generic synonyms: Flare Star

Definition of Proxima Centauri

1. Proper noun. (star) A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system. It is the nearest star to Earth's solar system. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Proxima Centauri

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur-Corse
Provencial
Proventil
Provera
Proverbs
Providence
Providence Island Sign Language
Provisional
Provisional IRA
Provisional Irish Republican Army
Provisionals
Provo
Provos
Provost
Proxima
Proxima Centauri (current term)
Prozac
Pru
Prudence
Prudhoe Bay
Prue
Prueher
Prufrockian
Prumnopitys
Prumnopitys amara
Prumnopitys andina
Prumnopitys elegans
Prumnopitys ferruginea
Prumnopitys taxifolia
Prunella

Literary usage of Proxima Centauri

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

1. The Binary Stars by Robert Grant Aitken (1918)
"209, 216, 228, 247 Proxima Centauri . . 237 2 Sagittae 205 v Sagittarii xiii W Sagittarii 221 X Sagittarii 221 Y Sagittarii 221 a Scorpii 193 /3 Scorpii 205 ..."

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