Meaning Of The Word Canopus
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Canopus Meaning
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Canopus in American English
noun: a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens Canopus in American English 1 a supergiant binary star in the constellation Carina, the second brightest star: magnitude, -0.7 Canopus in American English 2 seaport in ancient Egypt, near the mouth of the Nile Canopus in British English 1 noun: the brightest star in the constellation Carina and the second brightest star in the sky. Visual magnitude: -0.7; spectral type: F0II; distance: 313 light years Canopus in British English 2 noun: a port in ancient Egypt east of Alexandria where granite monuments have been found inscribed with the name of Rameses II and written in languages similar to those of the Rosetta stone |
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