the brightest star in the constellation Carina and the second brightest star in the sky. Visual magnitude: -0.7; spectral type: F0II; distance: 313 light years
Canopus in British English2
(kəˈnəʊpəs)
noun
a port in ancient Egypt east of Alexandria where granite monuments have been found inscribed with the name of Rameses II and written in languages similar to those of the Rosetta stone
Derived forms
Canopic (Caˈnopic)
adjective
Canopus in American English1
(kəˈnoʊpəs)
noun
a supergiant binary star in the constellation Carina, the second brightest star: magnitude, -0.7
Word origin
L < Gr Kanōpos
Canopus in American English2
(kəˈnoʊpəs)
seaport in ancient Egypt, near the mouth of the Nile