Puppis

American  

[puhp-is] / ˈpʌp ɪs /

noun

Astronomy.

1. the Stern, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is divided.

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Puppis British  

/ ˈpʌpɪs /

noun

1. a constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Vela and Canis Major, a section of which is crossed by the Milky Way

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Etymology

Origin of Puppis

< Latin: stern of a ship, poop

Example Sentences

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Puppis

A censor might be difficult about such messages as: "Nova explosion Puppis shoot nightly using whole battery: 08095 13512 Urgent."

From Time Magazine Archive

This means: "Make systematic observations of bright new star in constellation Puppis near star Zeta using all telescopes."

From Time Magazine Archive

Let us turn therefore to the case of another star, namely V Puppis, in which such evidence does already exist.

From Darwin and Modern Science by A. C. (Albert Charles) Seward

An extreme example of this is found in the remarkable star V. Puppis, an Algol variable of the southern hemisphere.

From Astronomy of To-day A Popular Introduction in Non-Technical Language by Cecil Goodrich Julius Dolmage

According to Dr. A. W. Roberts, the components of the following “Algol variables” “revolve in contact”: V Puppis, X Carinæ, β Lyræ, and υ Pegasi.

From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore