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单词 Rigel Kentaurus
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Definition of Rigel Kentaurus in English:

Rigel Kentaurus

(also Rigil Kentaurus)
noun ˌrʌɪdʒl kɛnˈtɔːrəsˌrʌɪɡl kɛnˈtɔːrəs
Astronomy
  • The star α Centauri, a significant star of the southern sky.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Sherburne (d. 1702), translator and poet. From post-classical Latin Rigil Kentaurus from Arabic rijl qanṭūris foot of the centaur (1665 in Ulugh Beg; from rijl foot, leg + qanṭūris centaur).

Definition of Rigel Kentaurus in US English:

Rigel Kentaurus

(also Rigil Kentaurus)
noun
Astronomy
  • The star α Centauri, a significant star of the southern sky.

Origin

Late 17th century; earliest use found in Edward Sherburne (d. 1702), translator and poet. From post-classical Latin Rigil Kentaurus from Arabic rijl qanṭūris foot of the centaur (1665 in Ulugh Beg; from rijl foot, leg + qanṭūris centaur).

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