Puppis

American  

[puhp-is] / ˈpʌp ɪs /

noun

Astronomy.

genitive

Puppis

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

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

In 1895 Pickering announced in the "Harvard Circular" No. 14 that the spectroscopic observations at Arequipa proved V Puppis to be a double star with a period of 3d 2h 46m.

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

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 Gore, J. Ellard

This star, which is the Algol variable V Puppis, has been found to be a spectroscopic binary.

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