Gemini

[ jem-uh-nahy, -nee ]

plural noun,genitive Gem·i·no·rum [jem-uh-nawr-uhm, -nohr-] /ˌdʒɛm əˈnɔr əm, -ˈnoʊr-/ for 1.
  1. Astronomy. the Twins, a zodiacal constellation between Taurus and Cancer containing the bright stars Castor and Pollux.

  2. Astrology.

    • the third sign of the zodiac: the mutable air sign.

    • a person born under this sign, usually between May 21st and June 20th.

  1. a two-person U.S. spacecraft designed for orbital rendezvous and docking: used in 1965–66 in various experiments preparatory to a landing on the moon.

Origin of Gemini

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin geminī, plural of geminus

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British Dictionary definitions for Gemini

Gemini

/ (ˈdʒɛmɪˌnaɪ, -ˌniː) /


nounLatin genitive Geminorum (ˌdʒɛmɪˈnɔːrəm)
  1. astronomy a zodiacal constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Taurus and Cancer on the ecliptic and containing the stars Castor and Pollux

  2. classical myth another name for Castor and Pollux

  1. astronautics any of a series of manned US spacecraft launched between the Mercury and Apollo projects to improve orbital rendezvous and docking techniques

  2. astrology

    • Also called: the Twins the third sign of the zodiac, symbol ♊, having a mutable air classification and ruled by the planet Mercury. The sun is in this sign between about May 21 and June 20

    • a person born when the sun is in this sign

adjective
  1. astrology born under or characteristic of Gemini

  • Also (for senses 4b, 5): Geminian (ˌdʒɛmɪˈnaɪən)

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Scientific definitions for Gemini

Gemini

[ jĕmə-nī′ ]


  1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Cancer and Auriga. Gemini (the Twins) contains the bright stars Pollux and Castor and is the third sign of the zodiac.

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