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ALTAIR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Altair mean? 

ALTAIR (noun)
  The noun ALTAIR has 1 sense:

1. double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellationplay

  Familiarity information: ALTAIR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALTAIR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Double star 15.7 light years from Earth; the brightest star in the Aquila constellation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

binary; binary star; double star (a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation)

Holonyms ("Altair" is a member of...):

Aquila (a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus; contains the star Altair)


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