Altair

American  

[al-tair, -tahy^uhr, al-tair, -tahyuhr] / ˈæl tɛər, -taɪər, ælˈtɛər, -ˈtaɪər /

noun

1. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.

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Altair British  

/ ˈæltɛə /

noun

1. the brightest star in the constellation Aquila. Visual magnitude: 0.77; spectral type: A7V; distance: 16.8 light years

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Altair Scientific  

/ ăl-târ′,-tīr′ /

1. A bright white star in the constellation Aquila. Altair is a main-sequence star in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram. It is the 12th brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.77. Altair, along with Vega and Deneb, form the Summer Triangle asterism. Scientific name: Alpha Aquilae.

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Etymology

Origin of Altair

< Arabic ( al-nasr ) al-ṭā'ir (the) flying (eagle)

Example Sentences

It all begins with the Summer Triangle, external, a bright three-cornered pattern of stars, called Vega, Deneb, and Altair.

From BBC

After Altair Jaspe moved from Venezuela to the Colombian capital, Bogotá, she was taken aback by the way she was addressed when she walked into any shop, cafe or doctor’s office.

From New York Times

In early summer, like now, Altair is roughly 30 degrees above the horizon, a third of the way to the zenith.

From Scientific American

Altair Ibn-La'Ahad, the main protagonist of the Assassin's Creed series by Ubisoft, is still a Syrian assassin, but he has become an Arab hero.

From BBC

Born in Altair, Brazil, Campos began bull riding at 16 and eventually moved to the U.S. in 2020 to pursue his career of becoming a pro.

From Fox News