Aldebaran

[ al-deb-er-uhn ]

noun
  1. a first-magnitude star, orange in color, in the constellation Taurus.

Origin of Aldebaran

1
<Arabic al the + dabarān follower (of the Pleiades)

Words Nearby Aldebaran

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How to use Aldebaran in a sentence

  • By now Pioneer 10 is roughly 12 billion miles away, headed in the direction of the star Aldebaran.

  • Aldebaran loomed, then faded in the viewports; another shift jumped them to a star whose human name Bart did not know.

    The Colors of Space | Marion Zimmer Bradley
  • How much brighter is an ordinary first-magnitude star, such as Aldebaran or Spica, than a star just visible to the naked eye?

    A Text-Book of Astronomy | George C. Comstock
  • Suppose we leave here in my command-car, go to Kankad's Town, and wait there till the Aldebaran gets in.

    Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
  • "We were in quarters, aboard the Aldebaran and in the guesthouse at the airport," Kormork reported.

    Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr
  • And with Aldebaran, we ought to be able to take the offensive against the city by this time tomorrow.

    Uller Uprising | Henry Beam Piper, John D. Clark and John F. Carr

British Dictionary definitions for Aldebaran

Aldebaran

/ (ælˈdɛbərən) /


noun
  1. a binary star, one component of which is a red giant, the brightest star in the constellation Taurus. It appears in the sky close to the star cluster Hyades. Visual magnitude: 0.85; spectral type: K5III; distance: 65 light years

Origin of Aldebaran

1
C14: via Medieval Latin from Arabic al-dabarān the follower (of the Pleiades)

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Scientific definitions for Aldebaran

Aldebaran

[ ăl-dĕbər-ən ]


  1. A red giant star in the constellation Taurus. Aldebaran is the thirteenth brightest star in the sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.85. Scientific name: Alpha Tauri.

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