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Procyon
[ proh-see-on ]
noun
, Astronomy.
- a first-magnitude star in the constellation Canis Minor.
Procyon
/ ˈprəʊsɪən /
noun
- the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor, a binary with a very faint companion. Visual magnitude: 0.34; spectral type: F5IV; distance: 114 light years
Procyon
/ prō′sē-ŏn′ /
- A very bright binary star in the constellation Canis Minor, with an apparent magnitude of 0.34. Scientific name: Alpha Canis Minoris.
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Procyon1
C17: via Latin from Greek Prokuōn literally: before the Dog, from pro- ² + kuōn dog; so named because it rises just before Sirius, the Dog Star
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Example Sentences
I heard talk, in the Procyon port, of a spy that had managed to get through on a Lhari ship.
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One day, at last, he stood at the viewport, watching Procyon Alpha nearing.
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The companion of Sirius is about ten magnitudes and that of Procyon about twelve magnitudes fainter than the star itself.
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The other is the cruiser Procyon, the only real warship on Uller, with a main battery of four 200-mm guns.
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In 1834 and 1840 he began to suspect a want of uniformity in the proper motion of Sirius and Procyon respectively.
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