NOUN | object | Carina | a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere |
---|---|---|---|
body | carina | any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom |
Meaning | A keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the start Canopus. | |
---|---|---|
Instance of | constellation | A configuration of stars as seen from the earth |
Members | Canopus | supergiant star 650 light years from Earth |
Part of | Argo | formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross |
Spanish | Carina | |
Catalan | Carina, Quilla |
Meaning | Any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom. | |
---|---|---|
Narrower | carina fornicis | ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain |
keel | The median ridge on the breastbone of birds that fly | |
Broader | structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure | A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing |
Spanish | carena, carina | |
Catalan | carena, carina | |
Adjectives | carinal | relating to or resembling a carina |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact