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Algol en · PROPN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Arabic الْغُول (al-ḡūl, “the ghoul”).

Meanings

1. An eclipsing binary star in the constellation of Perseus; Beta (β) Persei. It represents the eye of Medusa, whose head is being held by Perseus.

Deriveds

Algol variable

Translations (15)

ar رَأْس الْغُول (star) · fr Algol (star) · ru Алго́ль (star) · hi मायावती (star) · hu Algol (star) · yue 大陵五 (star) · cmn 大陵五 (star) · hy Ալգոլ (star) · pt Algol (star) · pl Algol (star) · ro Algol (star) · hi मायावती तारा (star) · fi Algol (star) · fa راسالغول (star) · de Algol (star)

Algol en · PROPN · etymology 2

Meanings

1. (alt-of) Alternative letter-case form of ALGOL.
   alt of ALGOL
   • He was the defiant homesteader, the crusty senior member of a research team who understood Algol and Fortran but couldn't read the secrets of his own heart. 1972, Thomas M. Disch, 334
   • Algol, on the other hand, introduced the notion of block structure, in which the programmer could group lists of statements, effectively creating one instruction out of a list of instructions. 2004, Edward G. Nilges, Build Your Own .NET Language and Compiler, Apress, →ISBN, page 2: