Arcturus
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Arc·tu·rus
(ärk-to͝or′əs, -tyo͝or′-)n.
The fourth brightest star in the sky and the brightest star in the constellation Boötes, approximately 36 light years from Earth.
[Middle English, from Latin Arctūrus, from Greek Arktouros : arktos, bear; see r̥tko- in Indo-European roots + ouros, guard (from its position behind Ursa Major); see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
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Arcturus
(ɑːkˈtjʊərəs)n
(Celestial Objects) the brightest star in the constellation Boötes: a red giant. Visual magnitude: –0.4; spectral type: K2III; distance: 37 light years
[C14: from Latin, from Greek Arktouros, from arktos bear + ouros guard, keeper]
Arcˈturian adj
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Arc•tu•rus
(ɑrkˈtʊər əs, -ˈtyʊər-)n.
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Boötes.
[1352–75; < Middle French < Latin < Greek Arktoûros=árkt(os) bear (see Ursa Major) + oûros guardian]
Arc•tu′ri•an, adj.
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Arc·tu·rus
(ärk-to͝or′əs) The brightest star in the Northern Hemisphere. It is in the constellation Boötes.
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Noun | 1. | Arcturus - the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth Bootes - a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major |
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