Auriga
the Charioteer, a northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, containing the bright star Capella.
Origin of Auriga
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How to use Auriga in a sentence
Capella is lo-cat-ed in the con-stell-a-tion which you call Auriga.
Jubilation, U.S.A. | G. L. VandenburgAnd so at other times in actis and Verba m'ri Alani de Auriga.
The Boke of Noblesse | UnknownBut the splendid star Capella, in the constellation Auriga, may claim a moment's attention.
Astronomy with an Opera-glass | Garrett Putman ServissIt is common to the left horn of Taurus and the right foot of Auriga, who is represented standing just above.
Astronomy with an Opera-glass | Garrett Putman ServissFomalhaut and Capella, in Auriga, rise almost exactly at the same minute.
A Field Book of the Stars | William Tyler Olcott
British Dictionary definitions for Auriga
/ (ɔːˈraɪɡə) /
a conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere between the Great Bear and Orion, at the edge of the Milky Way. It contains the first magnitude star Capella and the supergiant eclipsing binary star Epsilon Aurigae
Origin of Auriga
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for Auriga
[ ô-rī′gə ]
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Gemini and Perseus. Auriga (the Charioteer) contains the bright star Capella.
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