Alcor

 [al-kawr]  

Al·cor

   [al-kawr]
Astronomy.
a star, the fifth-magnitude companion of Mizar in the handle of the Big Dipper.
Origin:
perhaps < Arabic al-khawr the low ground
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To Alcor

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Alcor is always a great word to know.
So is pulsar. Does it mean:
the Twins, a zodiacal constellation between Taurus and Cancer containing the bright stars Castor and Pollux
one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation such as radio waves with a high degree of regularity
LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...
FOLDOC
Computing Dictionary

ALCOR definition

language
A subset of ALGOL.
[Sammet 1969, p. 180].
(1995-04-18)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © Denis Howe 2010 http://foldoc.org
Cite This Source
Partners:WordBloglinesCitysearchThe Daily BeastAsk AnswersAsk KidsLife123SendoriThesaurus
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT