Betelgeuse
or Be·tel·geux
[beet-l-jooz, bet-l-jœz]
- a first-magnitude red supergiant in the constellation Orion.
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Origin of Betelgeuse
1790–1800; < French < Arabic bīt al jauzāʾ shoulder of the giant (i.e., of Orion)
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The reddish daylight swelled; Betelgeuse was rising quietly and majestically.
Tony and the BeetlesPhilip K. Dick
It is doubtful if Betelgeuse had ever looked down upon a quainter.
The Burglars' ClubHenry A. Hering
Cunningham looked alternately from her to Betelgeuse and the moon.
The Burglars' ClubHenry A. Hering
Off to one side Betelgeuse was a baleful red eye in the shoulder of Orion.
First on the MoonJeff Sutton
And, to my eye at least, Betelgeuse is redder than Arcturus.
Astronomical CuriositiesJ. Ellard Gore
Betelgeuse
Betelgeux
- a very remote luminous red supergiant, Alpha Orionis: the second brightest star in the constellation Orion. It is a variable star
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Word Origin for Betelgeuse
C18: from French, from Arabic bīt al-jauzā' literally: shoulder of the giant, that is, of Orion
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Word Origin and History for betelgeuse
Betelgeuse
bright star in the shoulder of Orion, 1515, from Arabic Ibt al Jauzah "the Armpit of the Central One." Intermediary forms include Bed Elgueze, Beit Algueze.
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Betelgeuse
[bēt′l-jōōz′]
- A red supergiant star in the constellation Orion. It is a variable star with a brightest apparent magnitude of 0.5. Scientific name: Alpha Orionis. See Note at Rigel.
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