Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A star in the constellation Leo, approximately 43 light years from Earth.
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- proper noun Beta Leonis, the second-brightest
star in theconstellation ofLeo .
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- noun a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Leo's second star, magnitude 2.1 Denebola at 36 ly, marks the lion's tail.
Starwatch: Leo 2011
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Look more than 20° below and to the left of Denebola for the conspicuous planet Saturn, and further in the same direction for Spica, the leading star in Virgo, the next zodiacal constellation after Leo.
Starwatch: Leo 2011
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Epsilon Virginis and Denebola, in west; low down in west thick with haze; on the north the rays converged to a point still lower; lightning still visible in south.
Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence T. Bassnett
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The group lies well within a triangle formed by Denebola, Arcturus, in
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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It is about 35° east of Denebola, in Leo, and nearly as far north of
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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Arcturus, Cor Caroli, Denebola, and Spica form a figure about 50° in length, called the Diamond of Virgo.
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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The constellations Crater, the Cup, and Corvus, the Crow, both stand on the coils of Hydra, south of Denebola, the bright star in the tail of the Lion.
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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Denebola, the bright star in the Lion's tail, lies 25° east of
A Field Book of the Stars William Tyler Olcott 1904
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