Proxima

/ ˈprɒksɪmə /

noun

1. a flare star in the constellation Centaurus that is the nearest star to the sun. It is a red dwarf of very low magnitude. Distance: 4.3 light years Also calledProxima Centauri See also Rigil Kent

Example Sentences

Tam tristi patris iudicio perculsus lucem ulterius intueri non sustinuit et proxima nocte vitam suspendio finivit.

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Primum est, si proxima semper pro prœcedente substituitur littera, nimirum ב pro א, ג pro ב & sic porro.

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They desired, they hoped, they petitioned to be the first to make the long, hard journey to Alpha and Proxima Centauri in rockets.

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A human pilot would be dead of heart failure long before the ship got anywhere near Proxima.

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The ring around Proxima was a living ring, superior to anything Terra could throw against it.

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