AQUARIUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Aquarius mean? 

• AQUARIUS (noun)
  The noun AQUARIUS has 3 senses:

1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius

2. a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces

3. the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18

  Familiarity information: AQUARIUS used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AQUARIUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Aquarius; Water Bearer

Hypernyms ("Aquarius" is a kind of...):

individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)

Domain category:

astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Holonyms ("Aquarius" is a part of...):

zodiac (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Aquarius; Aquarius the Water Bearer; Water Bearer

Instance hypernyms:

house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)

 Context examples 

All month, Venus, the love-me planet, will be in Aquarius from December 19 onward, a perfect placement for you to have fun.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

At about 40 light-years (235 trillion miles) from Earth, the system of planets is relatively close to us, in the constellation Aquarius.

(NASA Telescope Reveals Largest Batch of Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Around Single Star, NASA)

The Saturn Nebula is located approximately 5000 light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius (The Water Bearer).

(The Strange Structures of the Saturn Nebula, ESO)

Abell 2597 is found in the constellation Aquarius, and is named for its inclusion in the Abell catalogue of rich clusters of galaxies.

(ALMA and MUSE Detect Galactic Fountain, ESO)

These four planets, all between 20 and 50 percent larger than Earth by diameter, are orbiting the M dwarf star K2-72, found 181 light-years away in the direction of the Aquarius constellation.

(Kepler Confirms 100+ Exoplanets During Its K2 Mission, NASA)

During early September, the asteroid is so close to Earth that it is visible even with small telescopes as it passes through the constellations of Piscis Austrinus, Capricornus, Aquarius and Delphinus.

(Biggest Asteroid Ever Detected Flies Past Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The system is located about 40 light-years away in the constellation of Aquarius and is estimated to be between 3 billion and 8 billion years old.

(Astronomers Confirm Orbital Details of TRAPPIST-1’s Least Understood Planet, NASA)

At about 40 light-years (235 trillion miles) from Earth, the system of planets is relatively close to us, in the constellation Aquarius.

(Seven Earth-Size, Habitable-Zone Planets Found, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The planets orbit a red dwarf star at least 500 million years old, in the constellation of Aquarius.

(Hubble Telescope Makes First Atmospheric Study of Earth-Sized Exoplanets, NASA)

Florence will brighten to ninth magnitude in late August and early September, when it will be visible in small telescopes for several nights as it moves through the constellations Piscis Austrinus, Capricornus, Aquarius and Delphinus.

(Large Asteroid to Safely Pass Earth on Sept. 1, NASA)