Antaresn.

Brit.

/anˈtɛːriːz/,

/anˈtɑːriːz/, U.S.

/ænˈtɛriz/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin Antares; Greek Ἀντάρης.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Antares (1528 or earlier) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek Ἀντάρης (Ptolemy) < ancient Greek ἀντ- , variant (before a vowel) of ἀντι- anti- prefix + Ἄρης , the name of the Greek god corresponding to Mars (see areo- comb. form); so called on account of its red colour, like that of the planet Mars. Compare earlier Scorpion's heart n. at scorpion n. Additions.

Astronomy.

The brightest star in the constellation Scorpius (α Scorpii), which is a red supergiant.Antares is of spectral type M and is one of the largest and most luminous stars known.

ΚΠ

1588 tr. L. J. Waghenaer Mariners Mirrour Catal. Fixed Starres (table) Cor scorpij: Antares. Scorpions heart. Calb alatrab.

1670 J. Flamsteed Let. 30 May in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1970) VII. 22 On May 23 last past: I observed the occultation of Antares.

1796 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 167 This would authorize us to take in other intervals, such as from Arcturus to Antares; from Elgeuse to Regulus; from Achernar to Rigel.

1860 H. Mattison Burritt's Geogr. Heavens (new ed.) i. ix. 101 The first star below Antares, which is the last in the back [of the scorpion], is of only the 4th magnitude.

1930 J. H. Jeans Universe around Us (ed. 2) v. 292 Red giants such as Antares are found only to have central temperatures of from one to five million degrees.

1973 Daily Tel. 29 Sept. 13/1 Under the best conditions it might be possible with glasses to glimpse the red supergiant star Antares in Scorpius.

2008 New Yorker 20 Oct. 75/3 He retraced his steps across the meadow in the dark, stopping every few minutes to look up: Scorpia [sic], with Antares, the fire star, burning orange; [etc.].

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antares
释义	Antaresn. Brit. /anˈtɛːriːz/, /anˈtɑːriːz/, U.S. /ænˈtɛriz/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin Antares; Greek Ἀντάρης. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Antares (1528 or earlier) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek Ἀντάρης (Ptolemy) < ancient Greek ἀντ- , variant (before a vowel) of ἀντι- anti- prefix + Ἄρης , the name of the Greek god corresponding to Mars (see areo- comb. form); so called on account of its red colour, like that of the planet Mars. Compare earlier Scorpion's heart n. at scorpion n. Additions. Astronomy. The brightest star in the constellation Scorpius (α Scorpii), which is a red supergiant.Antares is of spectral type M and is one of the largest and most luminous stars known. ΚΠ 1588 tr. L. J. Waghenaer Mariners Mirrour Catal. Fixed Starres (table) Cor scorpij: Antares. Scorpions heart. Calb alatrab. 1670 J. Flamsteed Let. 30 May in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1970) VII. 22 On May 23 last past: I observed the occultation of Antares. 1796 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 86 167 This would authorize us to take in other intervals, such as from Arcturus to Antares; from Elgeuse to Regulus; from Achernar to Rigel. 1860 H. Mattison Burritt's Geogr. Heavens (new ed.) i. ix. 101 The first star below Antares, which is the last in the back [of the scorpion], is of only the 4th magnitude. 1930 J. H. Jeans Universe around Us (ed. 2) v. 292 Red giants such as Antares are found only to have central temperatures of from one to five million degrees. 1973 Daily Tel. 29 Sept. 13/1 Under the best conditions it might be possible with glasses to glimpse the red supergiant star Antares in Scorpius. 2008 New Yorker 20 Oct. 75/3 He retraced his steps across the meadow in the dark, stopping every few minutes to look up: Scorpia [sic], with Antares, the fire star, burning orange; [etc.]. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1588
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