BETELGEUSE


Meaning of BETELGEUSE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbē-t ə l-ˌjüs, ˈbe-, -ˌjüz ]

noun

Etymology: French Bételgeuse, from Arabic bayt al-jawzā' Gemini, literally, the house of the twins (confused with Orion & Betelgeuse)

Date: 1769

: a variable red supergiant star of the first magnitude near the eastern shoulder of Orion

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.