English Explanatory Dictionary

Rigel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
name
  1. A surname from German.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl/

Word forms

Rigel Regel Rigels

Etymology

A corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name رِجْل الْجَبَّار (rijl al-jabbār, literally “foot of the great one”).

Synonyms

Algebar Elgebar

Derived words

Rigelian
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