Word Frequency
Betelgeuse or Betelgeux (ˌbiːtəlˈdʒɜːz
; ˈbiːtəlˌdʒɜːz
)
Definitions
noun
- a very remote luminous red supergiant, Alpha Orionis: the second brightest star in the constellation Orion. It is a variable star
Word Origin
C18: from French, from Arabic bīt al-jauzā' literally: shoulder of the giant, that is, of OrionExample Sentences Including 'Betelgeuse'
For example, the star Betelgeuse is about 600 light years away, not 50,000 as Bryson states.Toronto Sun (2003)
It seems to be on its way to Betelgeuse , which it will reach in a few hundred or thousand years, give or take.A Plague of Angels
Now, up beyond Orion's left shoulder we pass a very bright star called Betelgeuse --- the Americans call it Beetlejuice --- see it?RESCUING ROSE (2002)
Prominent examples of red supergiants are Betelgeuse and Antares, both of which are hundreds of times larger than the Sun.Stars and Planets
The blast was heard 25 miles away as the Betelgeuse became a fireball and lit up the early-morning sky.Sun, News of the World (2005)
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