Centaurus en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /sɛnˈtɒrəs/
- /sɛnˈtɔːrəs/
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Etymology
From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”). Doublet of centaur.
Meanings
- A spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman), Proxima Centauri, and Hadar.
Deriveds
Centauri · Alpha Centauri · Proxima Centauri · Centaurian
Translations (25)
nl Centaur (spring constellation of the northern sky) · pl Centaur (spring constellation of the northern sky) · ko 센타우루스자리 (spring constellation of the northern sky) · tr Erboğa (spring constellation of the northern sky) · ca Centaure (spring constellation of the northern sky) · ms Centaurus (spring constellation of the northern sky) · pt Centauro (spring constellation of the northern sky) · es Centaurus (spring constellation of the northern sky) · ga an Ceinteár (spring constellation of the northern sky) · ja ケンタウルス座 (spring constellation of the northern sky) · hi नरतुरंग तारामंडल (spring constellation of the northern sky) · yue 半人馬座 /半人马座 (spring constellation of the northern sky) · it Centauro (spring constellation of the northern sky) · cmn 半人馬座 /半人马座 (spring constellation of the northern sky) · ar الْقُنْطُور (spring constellation of the northern sky) · hy Կենտավրոս (spring constellation of the northern sky) · gl Centauro (spring constellation of the northern sky) · kk Кентавр (spring constellation of the northern sky) · de Zentaur (spring constellation of the northern sky) · fr Centaure (spring constellation of the northern sky) · eo Centaŭro (spring constellation of the northern sky) · grc Κένταυρος (spring constellation of the northern sky) · fi Kentauri (spring constellation of the northern sky) · ru Центавр (spring constellation of the northern sky) · el Κένταυρος (spring constellation of the northern sky)