Alioth

American  

[al-ee-oth] / ˈæl iˌɒθ /

noun

Astronomy.

1. a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.

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Etymology

Origin of Alioth

< Arabic < ?

Example Sentences

Alioth feeds on temporal energy and can absorb time travelers as well as entire time periods near the portion of the dimensional plane it occupies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Here’s the backstory of Alioth, the monster living at the end of time, as well as some of the most prominent Easter eggs from “Loki” Episode 5.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Alioth is also an incredibly powerful — if obscure — creature in the comic books.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

In comics, Alioth is most closely associated with the villain Kang the Conqueror, a time-traveling genius originally from the 31st century, set on taking over all of time.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Then he showed me Benetnasch at the end of the Dipper’s handle, and Mizar at the bend in the handle, then Alioth, and then Megrez, which joins the handle to the bowl.

From The Prairie Child by Ward. E. F. (Edmund Franklin)