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Bellatrix

[ buh-ley-triks ]

noun

, Astronomy.
  1. a blue-white giant star in the constellation Orion, with apparent magnitude +1.63.


Bellatrix

/ ˈbɛlətrɪks /

noun

  1. the third brightest star in the constellation Orion


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Bellatrix1

< Medieval Latin, Latin bellātrīx martial, waging war, equivalent to bellā ( re ) to wage war, (verbal derivative of bellum war) + -trīx -trix; apparently by association with bellātor a name for Orion ( Latin: warrior), though precise connection with this star unexplained

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Example Sentences

The first domino will be toppled on the 6th with the activation of the Bellatrix upgrade, which will then set the rest of the Merge process in action, with a completion date expected between September 10th and 20th.

Catwoman gets knocked up and, for some ungodly reason goes to see Bellatrix LaStrange from Harry Potter and Borat.

According to the old astrologers, women born under the influence of the star Bellatrix were lucky, and provided with good tongues.

More than two centuries would elapse in passage to a far-off star like Bellatrix.

The star on the left shoulder is γ or Bellatrix, of second magnitude; that of the right foot, χ, is almost of the third.

About 9° west of Bellatrix are eight stars in a curved line running north and south.

"Hasten your work, Sextus, if you wish to sketch the Venus bellatrix," said Carinus.

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