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RIGEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Rigel mean?
• RIGEL (noun)
The noun RIGEL has 1 sense:
1. the brightest star in Orion
Familiarity information: RIGEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The brightest star in Orion
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Beta Orionis; Rigel
Instance hypernyms:
binary; binary star; double star (a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation)
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