Centaurus
Americannoun
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Centauri
genitive
noun
Etymology
Origin of Centaurus
From Latin; see origin at centaur
Example Sentences
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DN and Blitzer are listed as inventors on US Patents 1177684, 11597715, and 11135207 licensed to Centaurus Therapeutics, Inc.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025
Using a telescope in Chile, the Spanish-led team spotted a cloud of debris in the same orbit as an already confirmed planet circling this star, 370 light-years away in the constellation Centaurus.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
It took place at a location more than 8000 light-years away from our Earth in the direction of Alpha Centauri, between the constellations of Circinus and Centaurus.
From Space Scoop ● Mar. 21, 2023
A fire has broken out at the Centaurus Mall in the centre of the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2022
This is what will slow him down when he’s inside Centaurus.
From The Variable Man by Dick, Philip K.
Imagine, he says, wanting to send a single paperclip to our neighboring star, Proxima Centauri.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
The closest Earth-like exoplanet to us -- and possibly the most famous -- is Proxima Centauri b, which is only 4 light-years away.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
Alpha Centauri encompasses the closest star system to Earth and is more than four light-years away.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
The group became stranded on a distant planet after their ship, the Jupiter 2, went off course en route to colonize a planet in the Alpha Centauri system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2023
The star closest to us is called Alpha Centauri, and it is over four light-years away.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
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