HyperDic: altair

English > 1 sense of the word Altair:
NOUNobjectAltairdouble star 15.7 light years from Earth
Altair > pronunciation
Soundsaalteh'r
Rhymesaffair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr...
English > Altair: 1 sense > noun 1, object
Meaningdouble star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation.
Instance ofbinary star, binary, double starA system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
Member ofAquilaA constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus
SpanishAltair
CatalanAltair

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