Altair

[ al-tair, -tahyuhr, al-tair, -tahyuhr ]

/ ˈæl tɛər, -taɪər, ælˈtɛər, -ˈtaɪər /

noun

a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.

Origin of Altair

<Arabic (al-nasr) al-ṭā'ir (the) flying (eagle)

Words nearby Altair

Alta California, Altadena, Altai, Altaic, Altai Mountains, Altair, Altai Republic, Altamaha, Altamira, Altamonte Springs, altar

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Example sentences from the Web for Altair

Altair doesn't find it necessary to eat eggs and toast, as I am doing this minute.
Victor Ollnee's Discipline|Hamlin Garland
He recognized it as one of the natives of the grim starvation world of Altair Four.
--And Devious the Line of Duty|Tom Godwin
We're beyond the position where the asteroid was sighted, moving along what the Altair figured as its orbit.
Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet|Harold Leland Goodwin
The body of the eagle is Altair, and the other two stars are the wings.
Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know|Julia Ellen Rogers

The surest and best way to find it is learn three bright stars first—Altair, Vega, and Deneb.
Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know|Julia Ellen Rogers

British Dictionary definitions for Altair

Altair

/ (ˈæltɛə) /

noun

the brightest star in the constellation Aquila. Visual magnitude: 0.77; spectral type: A7V; distance: 16.8 light years

Word Origin for Altair

Arabic, from al the + tā'ir bird

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Scientific definitions for Altair

Altair

[ ăl-târ′, -tīr′ ]

A bright white star in the constellation Aquila. Altair is a main-sequence star in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram. It is the 12th brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.77. Altair, along with Vega and Deneb, form the Summer Triangle asterism. Scientific name: Alpha Aquilae.

单词	altair
释义	Altair [ al-tair, -tahyuhr, al-tair, -tahyuhr ] / ˈæl tɛər, -taɪər, ælˈtɛər, -ˈtaɪər / noun a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila. Origin of Altair <Arabic (al-nasr) al-ṭā'ir (the) flying (eagle) Words nearby Altair Alta California, Altadena, Altai, Altaic, Altai Mountains, Altair, Altai Republic, Altamaha, Altamira, Altamonte Springs, altar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Altair Altair doesn't find it necessary to eat eggs and toast, as I am doing this minute. Victor Ollnee's Discipline\|Hamlin Garland He recognized it as one of the natives of the grim starvation world of Altair Four. --And Devious the Line of Duty\|Tom Godwin We're beyond the position where the asteroid was sighted, moving along what the Altair figured as its orbit. Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet\|Harold Leland Goodwin The body of the eagle is Altair, and the other two stars are the wings. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know\|Julia Ellen Rogers The surest and best way to find it is learn three bright stars first—Altair, Vega, and Deneb. Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know\|Julia Ellen Rogers British Dictionary definitions for Altair Altair / (ˈæltɛə) / noun the brightest star in the constellation Aquila. Visual magnitude: 0.77; spectral type: A7V; distance: 16.8 light years Word Origin for Altair Arabic, from al the + tā'ir bird Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for Altair Altair [ ăl-târ′, -tīr′ ] A bright white star in the constellation Aquila. Altair is a main-sequence star in the Hertzprung-Russell diagram. It is the 12th brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.77. Altair, along with Vega and Deneb, form the Summer Triangle asterism. Scientific name: Alpha Aquilae. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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