Bellatrix

[ buh-ley-triks ]

nounAstronomy.
  1. a blue-white giant star in the constellation Orion, with apparent magnitude +1.63.

Origin of Bellatrix

1
<Medieval Latin, Latin bellātrīx martial, waging war, equivalent to bellā(re) to wage war, (verbal derivative of bellum war) + -trīx-trix; apparently by association with bellātor a name for Orion (Latin: warrior), though precise connection with this star unexplained

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How to use Bellatrix in a sentence

  • About 9° west of Bellatrix are eight stars in a curved line running north and south.

    A Field Book of the Stars | William Tyler Olcott
  • "Hasten your work, Sextus, if you wish to sketch the Venus Bellatrix," said Carinus.

British Dictionary definitions for Bellatrix

Bellatrix

/ (ˈbɛlətrɪks) /


noun
  1. the third brightest star in the constellation Orion

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