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Alpha centauri

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rigil kentnounAlpha Centauri
rigilnounbrightest star in centaurus; second nearest star to the sun
alpha centauri bnoun(astronomy) The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Alpha Centauri is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component. Alpha Centauri B is less bright than Alpha Centauri A and is somewhat less bright than our sun.
alpha centauri anoun(astronomy) The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Alpha Centauri is actually a binary star with Alpha Centauri C or Proxima Centauri as a third component. Alpha Centauri A is the brightest star of the system and is somewhat brighter than our sun. Alpha Centauri B is somewhat fainter than Alpha Centauri A but much brighter than Proxima Centauri.
alpha centauri cnoun(astronomy) The star Proxima Centauri
alpha cennoun(informal) Abbreviation of Alpha Centauri. [(astronomy) The brightest star in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is actually a binary star with Proxima Centauri as a third component.]
α-centaurinoun(astronomy) The brightest star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus.
proxnoun(US, Rhode Island) The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes.
alcornoun(astronomy) A binary star system in the constellation of Ursa Major.
alfirknoun(astronomy) Beta Cephei Aa, the second component of the binary pair within Beta Cephei, a triple star system in the constellation of Cepheus.
acrabnoun(astronomy, historical) Beta Scorpii, a multiple star system in the southern zodiac constellation of Scorpius.
acamarnoun(astronomy) θ¹ Eridani, one of the two components of the binary system Theta Eridani in the constellation of Eridanus.
acruxnounAbbreviation of Alpha Crucis, a star in the constellation Crux the Southern Cross. [Synonym of Acrux.]
cent.noun(law) Abbreviation of central. [(especially US) center]
subranounThe multiple star system Omicron Leonis.
ctr.nounAbbreviation of center (building or organization). [The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.]
arc secondnounAlternative form of arcsecond. [A unit of angle; 1/60th of an arcminute, or 1/3600th of a degree.]
arcsecnounAbbreviation of arcsecond. [A unit of angle; 1/60th of an arcminute, or 1/3600th of a degree.]
cent. afr. rep.noun(law) Abbreviation of Central African Republic. [A country in Central Africa.]
memory alphanoun(rare) A collaborative project to create the most definitive, accurate, and accessible encyclopedia and reference for everything related to Star Trek; Star Trek wiki.

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