Schedar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A red giant, visible as a second-magnitude orange star marking the breast of the figure in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism, used for celestial navigation.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃɛdɑːr/ shāʹdûr shēʹdûr

Word forms

Schedar

Etymology

From Arabic صَدْر (ṣadr, “breast, chest”), in reference to its position within Cassiopeia.

Synonyms

α Cassiopeiae α Cas Alpha Cassiopeiae
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