Arcturus
noun
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Boötes.
Arcturian
-
a word derived from
Arcturus.
Example Sentences
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He now made out on the larger bottle the words "Solar Back Rays"; and on the other one, after some doubt, he thought that he could distinguish something like "Arcturian Back Rays."
From A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay
It was a gentle dig at his Arcturian homeland, which was smaller than most planets.
From Youth by Isaac Asimov
They are of a spectral type approximately solar; no Orion, Sirian or Arcturian stars having been found among them.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore
There were clothes and games, precious stones and exotic rings, watches set with Arcturian dream-stones, and boots inlaid with silver.
From Star Surgeon by Alan Edward Nourse
For twenty-four hours on that Arcturian planet, I would give my life.
From A Voyage to Arcturus by David Lindsay
