Capella

[kuh-pel-uh]

noun

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

Capella

/ 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

Capella

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Capella¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Capella¹

C17: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of capra she-goat, from caper goat

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.

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

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

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

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

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