vela

Definitions


[ˈviːlə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a southern constellation (the Sails), lying partly in the Milky Way between Carina and Pyxis and originally part of Argo


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Origin:
Latin, plural of velum ‘sail’. Velorum is the Latin genitive form of Vela


[ˈviːlə], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- used with preceding Greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Vela
(e.g: the star Gamma Velorum)


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Origin:
Latin, plural of velum ‘sail’. Velorum is the Latin genitive form of Vela




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