Altair
/ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/
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also/ˌɑltaɪˈɪə(ɹ)/
Altair proper noun: the brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Proper noun
Altair
- The brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Altair meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian
Altair in Hindi
- star
- श्रवण तारा śravaṇ tārā
Altair in Tamil
- திருவோணம், முக்கோல்
Altair in Arabic
- star
- النَّسْر الطَّائِر an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir
Altair in Indonesian
- star
- Altair
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- Altair in Persian
- کرکس پرنده
- Altair in Vietnamese
- Sao Ngưu Lang
Origin of Altair
From the Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلطَّائِر (an-nasr aṭ-ṭāʔir, “the flying eagle”), from نَسْر (nasr, “eagle”) + طَائِر (ṭāʔir, “flying”).
Words formed from Altair
Words that rhyme with Altair
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- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- brigadier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
Questions about Altair
- What does Altair mean?
- Altair means the brightest star in the constellation Aquila; Alpha (α) Aquilae. It is the twelfth brightest star in the sky, and forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
- What is Altair in Hindi?
- Altair in Hindi is श्रवण तारा (śravaṇ tārā). See Altair meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Altair?
- Altair is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Altair?
- Altair is pronounced /ˈɔːltɛə(ɹ)/.
Words near Altair in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Altair (page history and authors); altair (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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