Canopus

[ kuh-noh-puhs ]

/ kəˈnoʊ pəs /

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noun

Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.

an ancient seacoast city in Lower Egypt, 15 miles (24 km) E of Alexandria.

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How to use Canopus in a sentence

The Chelidoniæ islands seem to be situated in a manner opposite to Canopus,203 and the passage across is said to be 4000 stadia.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume III (of 3)|Strabo
And in those isles men see no stars so clearly as in other places; for there appears only one clear star called Canopus.
Early Travels in Palestine|Arculf et al.
If the city is fairly quiet this evening we will all go out together, to Canopus, to eat oysters.
Serapis, Complete|Georg Ebers
Perhaps he notes its lower altitude when he is far south, in the way he noted the first rise of Canopus to his view (f. 125).
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan

The temple at Canopus next fell before him, and a general attack was made on all similar edifices in Egypt.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2)|John William Draper

British Dictionary definitions for Canopus (1 of 2)

Canopus¹

/ (kəˈnəʊpəs) /

noun

the brightest star in the constellation Carina and the second brightest star in the sky. Visual magnitude: -0.7; spectral type: F0II; distance: 313 light years

British Dictionary definitions for Canopus (2 of 2)

Canopus²

/ (kəˈnəʊpəs) /

noun

a port in ancient Egypt east of Alexandria where granite monuments have been found inscribed with the name of Rameses II and written in languages similar to those of the Rosetta stone

Derived forms of Canopus

Canopic, adjective

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