Antares
UK/ænˈtɛəɹ.iːz//ænˈtɛɹ.iz/
Antares proper noun: alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.
Proper noun
Antares
- Alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.
Antares meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
Antares in Hindi
- star
- ज्येष्ठा jyeṣṭhā
Antares in Tamil
- கேட்டை
Antares in Urdu
- star
- انتارس
Antares in Bengali
- star
- জ্যেষ্ঠা jeśṭha
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- Antares in Gujarati
- જ્યેષ્ઠા jyeṣṭhā
- Antares in Arabic
- قَلْب الْعَقْرَب qalb al-ʕaqrab
- Antares in Persian
- قلب عقرب, دل کژدم del-e každom
- Antares in Thai
- แอนทาเรส
- Antares in Vietnamese
- Antares
Origin of Antares
Borrowed from Latin Antares, from Ancient Greek Ἀντάρης (Antárēs, “rival to Ares”).
Questions about Antares
- What does Antares mean?
- Antares means alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.
- What is Antares in Hindi?
- Antares in Hindi is ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā). See Antares meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Antares?
- Antares is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Antares?
- Antares is pronounced /ænˈtɛəɹ.iːz/ (UK).
Words near Antares in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Antares (page history and authors); Antares (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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