English Explanatory Dictionary

Altair

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

Pronunciation

/ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/ /ˈɔːltaɪə(ɹ)/ /ˈæltaɪə(ɹ)/ /ˌɑltaɪˈɪə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Altair.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Altair (alt).wav

Word forms

Altair

Etymology

From the Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).

Derived words

Altairian
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