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S0019900 (sə-jĭt′ə)n. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Aquila and Vulpecula.

[Latin sagitta, arrow.]

Sagitta

(səˈɡɪtə) n, Latin genitive Sagittae (səˈɡɪtiː) (Astronomy) a small constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way[C16: from Latin, literally: an arrow]

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Noun	1.	Sagitta - a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
	2.	sagitta - any arrowworm of the genus Sagittaarrowworm, chaetognath - any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouthgenus Sagitta - chief genus of Chaetognatha including the largest arrowworms

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Sagitta

(să-jit -ă) (Arrow) A small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus, lying in the Milky Way, the brightest stars being Gamma (γ) and Delta (δ) of 3rd magnitude and some of 4th magnitude. It contains the globular cluster M71 (NGC 6838). Abbrev.: Sge; genitive form: Sagittae; approx. position: RA 19.7h, dec +18°; area: 80 sq deg.

Sagitta

(or Arrow), a constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere. The visual magnitudes of its two brightest stars are 3.5 and 3.8. The best conditions for observing Sagitta are in July. The constellation is visible throughout the USSR. (SeeSTELLARSKY.)

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[sə′jid·ə] (mathematics) The distance between the midpoint of an arc and the midpoint of its chord. (vertebrate zoology) The larger of two otoliths in the ear of most fishes.

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[sə′jid·ə] (astronomy) A small constellation; right ascension 20 hours, declination 10° north. Also known as Arrow.

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The keystone of an arch.

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noun any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta

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