English Explanatory Dictionary

caph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative spelling of kaph (letter of some Semitic alphabets).
name
  1. A Delta-Scuti variable giant, visible as a second-magnitude white star in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæf/ kăf

Word forms

caph caphs

Etymology

From Arabic كَفّ (kaff, “palm (of the hand)”).

Synonyms

β Cassiopeiae β Cas Beta Cassiopeiae
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