Capella

American  

[kuh-pel-uh] / kəˈpɛl ə /

noun

1. Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Auriga.

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Capella British  

/ kəˈpɛlə /

noun

1. the brightest star in the constellation Auriga; it is a yellow giant and a spectroscopic binary. Visual magnitude: 0.08; spectral type: G6III and G2III; distance: 42 light years

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Capella Scientific  

/ kə-pĕl′ə /

1. A binary star in the constellation Auriga. It is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.08. Scientifc name: Alpha Auriga.

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Etymology

Origin of Capella

1675–85; < Latin: literally, she-goat, equivalent to cap ( ra ) she-goat + -ella diminutive suffix

Example Sentences

Larry Barlow, assistant professor of marriage and family therapy at Capella University, recounts a personal episode that brought him and his wife up short.

From The Wall Street Journal

This broad reach is emphasized by a recent string of acquisitions including the purchase of satellite company Capella Space in June.

From Barron's

The 1880s Artillery Officer Quarters, for example, have been restored and brilliantly whitewashed as the swank Capella Hotel.

From The Wall Street Journal

Radar satellite imagery shared by Capella Space reveals at least four badly damaged or destroyed Russian long-range bombers at Belaya airbase.

From BBC

"He missed a lot of games," Albert Capellas, Barcelona's former assistant director of youth football, told Sky Sports earlier this year.

From BBC