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vela
[ vee-luh ]
/ ˈvi lə /
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noun
plural of velum.
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Vela
[ vee-luh, vey- ]
/ ˈvi lə, ˈveɪ- /
noun, genitive Ve·lo·rum [vee-lawr-uhm, -lohr-, vey-] /viˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr-, veɪ-/ for 1. Astronomy.
the Sail, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is divided.
U.S. Aerospace. one of a series of reconnaissance satellites designed to detect nuclear explosions.
Origin of Vela
<Latin, plural of vēlum sail
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Vela
/ (ˈviːlə) /
noun Latin genitive Velorum (viːˈlɔːrəm)
a constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Puppis and Carina and crossed by the Milky Way, that has four second-magnitude stars and a young bright pulsar
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