noʊ noun, plural Ju·nos for 3.
1.
2.
Astronomy. the fourth largest and one of the four brightest asteroids.
3.
a woman of regal appearance or bearing.
4.
Military. the code name for a beach on France's Normandy coast, attacked by Canadian forces as part of the Allies' D-day invasion on June 6, 1944.
5.
a female given name.
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So is pulsar. Does it mean:
| the Water Bearer, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Capricornus |
| 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 |
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| —n | |
| 1. | Greek counterpart: Hera (in Roman tradition) the queen of the Olympian gods |
| 2. | a woman of stately bearing and regal beauty |
| Juno3 | |
| —n | |
| an award given for achievements in the Canadian music industry | |
| [C20: originally after Pierre Juneau (born 1922) Canadian broadcaster] | |
| Juno2 (ˈdʒuːnəʊ) | |
| —n | |
| astronomy the fourth largest known asteroid (approximate diameter 240 kilometres) and one of the four brightest | |
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Word Origin & History
Juno
Roman goddess of women and marriage, perhaps lit. "the young one" (perhaps as goddess of the new moon), from an Italic root akin to L. junior "younger," juvenis "young" (see young).
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Science Dictionary
Juno  (j 'nō) Pronunciation Key
An asteroid having a diameter of about 240 km (149 mi). It was the third to be discovered, in 1804. See more at asteroid. |
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Computing Dictionary
Juno definition
A numerical constraint-oriented language for graphics applications. It solves its constraints using Newton-Raphson relaxation. It was inspired partly by Metafont.
["Juno, a Constraint-Based Graphics System", G. Nelson in SIGGRAPH '85 Conf Readings, B.A. Barsky ed, Jul 1985, pp. 235-243].
(1994-11-23)
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