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Betelgeuse
[ beet-l-jooz, bet-l-jœz ]
noun
- a first-magnitude red supergiant in the constellation Orion.
Betelgeuse
/ ˈbiːtəlˌdʒɜːz; ˌbiːtəlˈdʒɜːz /
noun
- a very remote luminous red supergiant, Alpha Orionis: the second brightest star in the constellation Orion. It is a variable star
Betelgeuse
/ bēt′l-jo̅o̅z′ /
- A red supergiant star in the constellation Orion. It is a variable star with a brightest apparent magnitude of 0.5. Scientific name: Alpha Orionis.
- See Note at Rigel
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Example Sentences
Overhead, Betelgeuse was making the most of its recent publicity, unobstructed by vagrant clouds.
He had known Betelgeuse years ago and personally had always preferred its neighbour Rigel, which had received no publicity at all.
Rigel belongs to a new generation of the universe; Betelgeuse to the universe that is passing.
And he estimated Betelgeuse to be two hundred and sixty million miles in diameter.
The reddish daylight swelled; Betelgeuse was rising quietly and majestically.
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