CETI

Meaning of CETI in English

Ceti BrE AmE ˈsiːt aɪ

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UV CETI STAR. — See flare star . [ after the designation for such a star in the constellation Cetus ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIRA CETI — also called Omicron Ceti first variable star (apart from novae) to be discovered, lying in the southern constellation Cetus. There …
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SPERMACETI — noun Etymology: Middle English sperma cete, from Medieval Latin sperma ceti whale sperm Date: 15th century a waxy solid obtained …
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CETUS — noun Etymology: Latin (genitive Ceti), literally, whale Date: 1825 an equatorial constellation south of Pisces and Aries
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SPERMACETI
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ODONTOCETI — ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈsēˌtī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from odont- + Latin ceti, plural of cetus whale — more at …
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ARCHAEOCETI — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ or ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at archae- +ˈsēˌtī Etymology: New Latin, from archae- + ceti, plural of Latin cetus whale — more …
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MIRA — (n.) A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus (/ Ceti).
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MIRA — ( n. ) A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus (/ Ceti).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPERMACETI — — spermacetilike , adj. /sperr'meuh set"ee, -see"tee/ , n. Chem., Pharm. a pearly white, waxy, translucent solid, obtained from the …
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ODONTOCETE — /oh don"teuh seet'/ , n. Zool. any whale of the suborder Odontoceti, as dolphins, killer whales, and sperm whales, characterized …
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FLARE STAR — Astron. a dwarf star that exhibits sudden increases of magnitude similar to solar flares. Also called UV Ceti star . …
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CETUS — /see"teuhs, say"-/ , n., gen. Ceti /see"tuy, say"tee/ . Astron. the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the …
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MIRA — n. (Omicron Ceti) an oscillating variable star; femail first name
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SPERMACETI — noun Etymology: Middle English sperma cete, from Medieval Latin sperma ceti whale sperm Date: 15th century : a waxy solid …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CETUS — noun Etymology: Latin (genitive Ceti ), literally, whale Date: 1825 : an equatorial constellation south of Pisces and Aries
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MIRA — noun a remarkable variable star in the constellation cetus (/ ceti).
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SPERMACETI — [ ˌspə:mə'si:ti , -'sɛti ] ■ noun a white waxy substance obtained from an organ in the head of the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SPERMACETI — [sper.ma.ce.ti] n [ME sperma cete, fr. ML sperma ceti whale sperm] (15c): a waxy solid obtained from the oil of …
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CETUS — [Ce.tus] n [L (gen. Ceti), lit., whale]: an equatorial constellation south of Pisces and Aries
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LONG-PERIOD VARIABLE STAR — any intrinsically variable star whose light fluctuations are fairly regular and require many months or several years to complete one …
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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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OZMA, PROJECT — attempt undertaken in 1960 to detect radio signals generated by hypothetical intelligent beings living near stars other than the Sun. …
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SPERMACETI — n. a white waxy substance produced by the sperm whale to aid buoyancy, and used in the manufacture of candles, …
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SPERMACETI — n. a white waxy substance produced by the sperm whale to aid buoyancy, and used in the manufacture of candles, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SPERMACETI — n. a white waxy substance produced by the sperm whale to aid buoyancy, and used in the manufacture of candles, …
Oxford English vocab
NEIGHBOUR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE close ▪ Tau Ceti is a close neighbour , at a distance of only …
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LUMINOUS — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB as ▪ The companion is a B-type star, 400 times as luminous as the …
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CONSTELLATION — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ His chest and cheek the most repulsive sight, a negative constellation of buckshot bruises. ▪ …
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CELEBRATED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB most ▪ Here indeed, is the entrance to the two most celebrated high valleys …
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STAR — n. 25B6; noun the sky was full of stars : CELESTIAL BODY, heavenly body, sun; asteroid, planet. See lists. the …
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