Proxima Centaurin.

Brit.

/ˌprɒksᵻmə sɛnˈtɔːrʌɪ/,

/ˌprɒksᵻmə sɛnˈtɔːriː/, U.S.

/ˈˌprɑksəmə ˌsɛnˈtɔˌraɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin proxima, proximus, Centaurī, Centaurus.

Etymology: < classical Latin proxima, feminine of proximus nearest (see proxime adj.¹) + Centaurī, genitive of Centaurus Centaurus n.The name was proposed by R. T. A. Innes of the Johannesburg Observatory: see quot. 1917.

Astronomy.

A faint red dwarf star in the southern constellation Centaurus, which forms part of a three-star system with the binary star Alpha Centauri.Proxima Centauri is the closest known star to the Sun.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > star > kind of star > small star > [noun] > dwarf > red

Barnard's star1916

Proxima Centauri1917

red dwarf1929

1917 Times 27 Dec. 9/2 Mr. Innes proposes the name Proxima Centauri for this little orb.

1948 W. C. Dampier Hist. Sci. (ed. 4) xi. 433 The nearest star, a faint spec called Proxima Centauri, is thus found to be 24 million million..miles away.

1986 New Scientist 9 Oct. 33/1 Seventeen years later, Starwisp would have travelled three-quarters of the way to Proxima Centauri.

2003 J. Scalzi Rough Guide to Universe xii. 181 Alpha Centauri A & B, two bright stars, can be viewed apart with a small telescope, while dim Proxima Centauri floats off to the side.

2005 Sci. Fiction Stud. 32 287 A group of humans infected by a virus from Proxima Centauri and transformed by this virus into a hybrid species.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proxima centauri
释义	Proxima Centaurin. Brit. /ˌprɒksᵻmə sɛnˈtɔːrʌɪ/, /ˌprɒksᵻmə sɛnˈtɔːriː/, U.S. /ˈˌprɑksəmə ˌsɛnˈtɔˌraɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin proxima, proximus, Centaurī, Centaurus. Etymology: < classical Latin proxima, feminine of proximus nearest (see proxime adj.¹) + Centaurī, genitive of Centaurus Centaurus n.The name was proposed by R. T. A. Innes of the Johannesburg Observatory: see quot. 1917. Astronomy. A faint red dwarf star in the southern constellation Centaurus, which forms part of a three-star system with the binary star Alpha Centauri.Proxima Centauri is the closest known star to the Sun. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > star > kind of star > small star > [noun] > dwarf > red Barnard's star1916 Proxima Centauri1917 red dwarf1929 1917 Times 27 Dec. 9/2 Mr. Innes proposes the name Proxima Centauri for this little orb. 1948 W. C. Dampier Hist. Sci. (ed. 4) xi. 433 The nearest star, a faint spec called Proxima Centauri, is thus found to be 24 million million..miles away. 1986 New Scientist 9 Oct. 33/1 Seventeen years later, Starwisp would have travelled three-quarters of the way to Proxima Centauri. 2003 J. Scalzi Rough Guide to Universe xii. 181 Alpha Centauri A & B, two bright stars, can be viewed apart with a small telescope, while dim Proxima Centauri floats off to the side. 2005 Sci. Fiction Stud. 32 287 A group of humans infected by a virus from Proxima Centauri and transformed by this virus into a hybrid species. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1917
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