Corona Borealis

American  

[kuh-roh-nuh bawr-ee-al-is, -ey-lis, -bohr-] / kəˈroʊ nə ˌbɔr iˈæl ɪs, -ˈeɪ lɪs, -ˌboʊr- /

noun

Astronomy.

GENITIVE

Coronae Borealis

1. the Northern Crown, a northern constellation between Hercules and Boötes.

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Corona Borealis British  

/ ˌbɔːrɪˈeɪlɪs /

noun

1. a small compact constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Boötes and Hercules

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Corona Borealis Scientific  

/ bôr′ē-ăl′ĭs /

1. A constellation (the Northern Crown) in the Northern Hemisphere between Hercules and Boötes.

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Etymology

Origin of Corona Borealis

< Latin: literally, northern crown

Example Sentences

The remark apparently refers to the “Blaze Star” of 1866 in Corona Borealis, which was known previously as a star of about the 9th magnitude before its sudden outburst on May 12 of that year.

From Project Gutenberg

A very interesting temporary star—known as the "Blaze Star"—suddenly appeared in Corona Borealis in May, 1866.

From Project Gutenberg

Since we were just two days shy of the June solstice, the start of the Inca year, the left window almost perfectly framed the Corona Borealis.

From Time

Ariadne was afterwards married to Bacchus, who gave her a crown composed of seven stars, the same which we admire in the heavens as the Corona Borealis, or Northern Crown.

From Project Gutenberg

Eastward from Bo�tes shines the circlet of Corona Borealis, whose form is so strikingly marked out by the stars that the most careless eye perceives it at once.

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