Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Libra and Sagittarius, containing the bright red star Antares.
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- proper noun astronomy : A
constellation of thezodiac , roughly shaped like ascorpion . Its brighteststar is thered giant Antares . - proper noun astrology :
Scorpio
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a large zodiacal constellation between Libra and Sagittarius
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Hints are emerging that around 30 million years ago, a giant clump of dark matter struck our part of the Milky Way, creating a rippling disc of star formation that eventually produced Orion’s belt, the bright ruby jewel of Antares in Scorpius, and many more of the sky’s most notable stars.
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A character called Scorpius (Wayne Pygram) chases Crichton and the rest of the Moya crew around the galaxy in pursuit of that information.
unknown title 2009
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A character called Scorpius (Wayne Pygram) chases Crichton and the rest of the Moya crew around the galaxy in pursuit of that information.
unknown title 2009
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A ten-page preview of "Scorpius" #0, which appeared recently on CBR, reveals Scorpius on his own upon a frozen world, with only the planet's ferocious monsters to keep him company.
Comic Book Resources 2010
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When I had a possibly wacky idea about a major element of the 'Scorpius' series, I felt comfortable pitching it to Rockne and Ian because they've fostered such a collaborative and thoroughly professional dynamic among all the members of their creative teams.
Comic Book Resources 2010
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Enthusiasts will get the "Scorpius" platform which include an octo or quad-core CPU codenamed Zambezi.
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John Carmack, the Armadillo Aerospace founder whose "Scorpius" rocket holds the lead in the lander challenge.
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"As part of the X PRIZE Foundation's Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander Challenge, Armadillo Aerospace, led by id Software founder John Carmack, successfully flew its lunar Lander rocket vehicle, "Scorpius," twice in two hours, flying between a pair of landing pads to qualify for the $1 million top prize purse.
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'Scorpius' has been conceived to serve as the edgier, morally darker, and more serious cousin of the lighthearted 'Farscape' comics scripted by Keith R.A. DeCandido, "
Comic Book Resources 2010
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He was sidetracked from this study to comment on a new star, or nova, that appeared that month a few degrees north of Scorpius.
Paul Wallace: Intelligent Design Is Dead: A Christian Perspective Paul Wallace 2012
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