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Arcturus

/ɑɹkˈtjʊəɹəs/

Arcturus proper noun: a bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the fourth-brightest star in the night sky.

Proper noun

Arcturus

  1. A bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the fourth-brightest star in the night sky.
    • When humanity activated the Charon Mass Relay in 2149, it led to Arcturus, 36 light years from Sol, Earth's sun. Arcturus is the third brightest star seen from Earth. It is an ancient red giant from the generation born before Sol.2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Stations: Arcturus Station Codex entry

Arcturus meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Punjabi

Arcturus in Hindi

Alpha Boötis
स्वाति तारा svāti tārā

Arcturus in Tamil

சுவாதி விண்மீன்

Arcturus in Telugu

Alpha Boötis
స్వాతి svāti

Arcturus in Punjabi

Alpha Boötis
ਸਵਾਤੀ savātī
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Arcturus in Tagalog
Makapanis
Arcturus in Arabic
السماك الرامح
Arcturus in Persian
ژوبیندار žubin-dâr
Arcturus in Thai
ดาวดวงแก้ว
Arcturus in Vietnamese
sao Đại Giác

Origin of Arcturus

Borrowed from Latin Arctūrus.

Words formed from Arcturus

Words that rhyme with Arcturus

Questions about Arcturus

What does Arcturus mean?
Arcturus means a bright yellow-orange star in the constellation Boötes; Alpha (α) Boötis. It is the fourth-brightest star in the night sky.
What is Arcturus in Hindi?
Arcturus in Hindi is स्वाति तारा (svāti tārā). See Arcturus meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Arcturus?
Arcturus is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Arcturus?
Arcturus is pronounced /ɑɹkˈtjʊəɹəs/.

Words near Arcturus in the dictionary

  1. arctostylopids
  2. arctotoid
  3. Arcturian
  4. arcturid
  5. arcturids
  6. Arcturus
  7. arcual
  8. arcuate
  9. arcuate fasciculi
  10. arcuate fasciculus
  11. arcuated

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Arcturus (page history and authors); arcturus (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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