BETA CENTAURI

Meaning of BETA CENTAURI in English

11th brightest star in the night sky, a visual binary star with apparent magnitude of 0.61. It is the second brightest star (after Alpha Centauri) in the southern constellation Centaurus and is about 300 light-years from the Earth.

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Американский Англо-Русский словарь
BETA — n [Bot.] beet; beta foliose leaf beet; beta salvage wild beet; beta de forrage mangel-wurzel; beta de sucro sugar beet …
Interlingua English vocab
BETA — I. noun Etymology: Middle English betha, from Latin ~, from Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bēth beth …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BETA — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) beta decay beta adrenergic blocking agent {{link=Phi Beta Kappa">Phi Beta Kappa
Английский словарь Британика
BETA — I. ˈbād.ə, -ātə also ˈbē- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bēth- — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETA — /bay"teuh/ or, esp. Brit., /bee"-/ , n. 1. the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B). 2. the consonant sound …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETA — n. (Informal) beta test, final testing period for new computer software before it is released on the market; beta group, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BETA — I. ˈbā-tə, chiefly Brit ˈbē- noun Etymology: Middle English betha, from Latin beta, from Greek bēta, of Semitic origin; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BETA — [be.ta] n [ME betha, fr. L beta, fr. Gk beta, of Sem origin; akin to Heb beth beth] (14c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETA — beta, Beta BrE AmE ˈbiːt ə AmE \ ˈbeɪt̬ ə (*) ▷ beta|s z ▶ ˈ beta ˌ particle BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BETA — n. 1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, Ó). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BETA — n. 1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, á). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BETA — n.1 the second letter of the Greek alphabet (B, {szlig}). 2 a second-class mark given for a piece of work …
Oxford English vocab
BETA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES beta particle beta test beta version gamma/alpha/beta radiation technical (= radiation given off by the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BETA — B [noun] [C] - the second letter of the Greek alphabet, sometimes given as a mark for a student's work …
Cambridge English vocab
BETA — n. beta decay beta blocker beta adrenergic blocking agent Phi Beta Kappa
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BETA — noun Beta is used before these nouns: ↑ test , ↑ version
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BETA — /bay't*/, /be't*/ or (Commonwealth) /bee't*/ See beta conversion , beta test . [ Jargon File ]
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BETA — Kristensen, Madsen olmadsen@daimi.aau.dk , Moller-Pedersen & Nygaard, 1983. Object-oriented language with block structure, coroutines, concurrency, strong typing , part objects, …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
BETA — The measure of a fund's or stocks risk in relation to the market , or an alternative benchmark . A …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
BETA — 1. Mostly working, but still under test; usually used with `in': `in beta'. In the Real World, systems (hardware or …
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
BETA — 1. Mostly working, but still under test; usu. used with `in': `in beta'. In the Real World , systems (hardware …
Jargon File English vocabulary
BETA — beta
Kiswahili IT English Glossary
BETA — A measure correlating stock price movement to the movement of an index. Beta is used to determine the number of …
A Guide to Futures and Options Market Technology English vocab
BETA — бета (2-я буква греческого алфавита) оценка "бета"; четверка с минусом или тройка с плюсом (университетское) бета (символ для обозначения принадлежности …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BETA — 1) бета-излучение 2) бета-частица, электрон 3) бета, b ( коэффициент усиления по току ) 4) b-кварц • - gross beta …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BETA — 1) бета-излучение 2) бета-частица, электрон 3) бета, b (коэффициент усиления по току) 4) b-кварц • - gross beta - plasma beta
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
BETA — сущ. бета ( вторая буква греческого алфавита ) •• - beta plus
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BETA — сущ. бета (вторая буква греческого алфавита) •• - beta plus
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BETA — _n. бета (вторая буква греческого алфавита) - beta plus
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BETA — n. бета (вторая буква греческого алфавита) - beta plus
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BETA — _n. бета (вторая буква греческого алфавита); beta plus немного лучше второго сорта
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BETA — бета (2-я буква греческого алфавита) оценка "бета"; четверка с минусом или тройка с плюсом (университетское) бета (символ для обозначения принадлежности …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OMEGA CENTAURI — Brightest globular cluster , located in the constellation Centaurus. It has a magnitude of 3.7 and is visible to the …
Английский словарь Британика
ALPHA CENTAURI — Triple star in the constellation Centaurus, the faintest component of which, Proxima Centauri, is currently the closest star to the …
Английский словарь Британика
PROXIMA CENTAURI — /prok"seuh meuh/ the nearest star to the sun at a distance of 4.3 light-years, part of the Alpha Centauri triple-star …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALPHA CENTAURI — Astron. a triple-star system that is the brightest celestial object in the constellation Centaurus. Also called Rigel Kentaurus . [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALPHA CENTAURI — system of three stars that comprises the brightest part of the constellation Centaurus
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OMEGA CENTAURI — (catalog number NGC 5139), the brightest globular star cluster. It is located in the southern constellation Centaurus. It has a …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALPHA CENTAURI — triple star, the faintest component of which, Proxima Centauri, is the closest star to the Sun, at about 4.3 light-years' …
Britannica English vocabulary
ALPHA CENTAURI — Triple star in the constellation Centaurus, the faintest component of which, Proxima Centauri, is currently the closest star to the …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SID MEIER'S ALPHA CENTAURI — Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SID MEIER'S ALPHA CENTAURI — Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
CENTAURUS — noun Etymology: Latin (genitive Centauri) Date: 1870 a southern constellation between the Southern Cross and Hydra
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PARSEC — Unit of measure used by astronomers to express distances to stars and galaxies. It is the distance at which the …
Английский словарь Британика
PARALLAX — Difference in the direction of a celestial object as seen by observers from two widely separated points, a measurement used …
Английский словарь Британика
GLOBULAR CLUSTER — Any large group of old, Population II (see Populations I and II ) stars closely packed in a symmetrical, somewhat …
Английский словарь Британика
FLARE STAR — magnitude , within a few minutes. The cause is thought to be the eruption of flares like those observed on …
Английский словарь Британика
BARNARD'S STAR — Star about six light-years away from the Sun, next nearest the Sun after the Alpha Centauri system, in the constellation …
Английский словарь Британика
SIBLING — I. ˈsibliŋ, -lēŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: sib (III) + -ling 1. a. : one of two or more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RIGIL KENTAURUS — /ruy"jeuhl ken tawr"euhs, -geuhl/ . Astron. See Alpha Centauri .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RIGEL KENTAURUS — /ken tawr"euhs/ , Astron. See Alpha Centauri .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CENTAURUS — /sen tawr"euhs/ , n., gen. Centauri /-tawr"uy/ . Astron. the Centaur, a southern constellation between Lupus and Vela, containing the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BARNARD'S STAR — /bahr"neuhrdz/ a red dwarf star of magnitude 9.5 in the constellation Ophiuchus, having the largest known proper motion and being …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CENTAURUS — noun Etymology: Latin (genitive Centauri ) Date: 1870 : a southern constellation between the Southern Cross and Hydra
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CENTAURUS — [Cen.tau.rus] n [L (gen. Centauri)]: a southern constellation between the Southern Cross and Hydra
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STAR CLUSTER — either of two general types of stellar assemblages held together by the mutual gravitational attraction of its members, which are …
Britannica English vocabulary
STAR — any massive, self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiant energy generated within its interior. The universe contains trillions …
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PARSEC — unit for expressing distances to stars and galaxies, used by professional astronomers. It represents the distance at which the radius …
Britannica English vocabulary
PARALLAX — in astronomy, the difference in direction of a celestial object as seen by an observer from two widely separated points. …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLARE STAR — also called Uv Ceti Star, any star that varies in brightness, sometimes by more than one magnitude, within a few …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLARE STAR — Star that varies in brightness repeatedly but sporadically, sometimes by more than one magnitude , within a few minutes. The …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
STAR — n. 25B6; noun the sky was full of stars : CELESTIAL BODY, heavenly body, sun; asteroid, planet. See lists. the …
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