Almach
Almach proper noun: a second-magnitude quadruple star, telescopically visible as an apparent double star composed of an orange bright giant and a fifth-magnitude blue-white triple star, marking the left foot of the chained woman in the northern constellation of Andromeda.
Proper noun
Almach
- A second-magnitude quadruple star, telescopically visible as an apparent double star composed of an orange bright giant and a fifth-magnitude blue-white triple star, marking the left foot of the chained woman in the northern constellation of Andromeda.
- [This is Alamac in the Alfonsine Tables and 1515 Almagest; Riccioli's Alamak; Flamsteed's Alamech; now Almach, Almak, Almaack, and Almaac or Almaak; all from Al 'Anāḳ al 'Arḍ, a small predatory animal of Arabia, similar to a badger, and popularly known there as Al Barīd.]1899, Richard Hinckley Allen, Star-Names and Their Meanings, New York: G. E. Stechert, page 36
- The brightest star of the aforementioned star system.
- Synonyms:
- γ Andromedae, γ And, Gamma Andromedae, γ1 Andromedae
Synonyms of Almach
- γ Andromedae
- γ And
- Gamma Andromedae
- γ1 Andromedae
Origin of Almach
From Arabic العَنَاقُ الأَرْض (al-ʕanāqu l-ʔarḍ, “caracal, desert lynx”).
Questions about Almach
- What does Almach mean?
- Almach means a second-magnitude quadruple star, telescopically visible as an apparent double star composed of an orange bright giant and a fifth-magnitude blue-white triple star, marking the left foot of the chained woman in the northern constellation of Andromeda.
- What part of speech is Almach?
- Almach is a proper noun.
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