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Orion's Belt

Orion's Belt proper noun: a bright asterism located near the celestial equator, consisting of three bright stars lined up and visibly close together.

Proper noun (1)

Orion's Belt

  1. A bright asterism located near the celestial equator, consisting of three bright stars lined up and visibly close together.
    • [T]he hunter duly shot him with an arrow, which was embedded in his body as the stars of ‘Orion’s belt’.1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: II. The Mediterranean traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 2, page 81, column 2
    Synonyms:
    Saucepan, the Three Kings, or, the Magi

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Orion's belt

Orion's belt

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Orion's Belt.

Orion's Belt meaning in Hindi, Tagalog, Arabic and Malay

Orion's Belt in Hindi

bright asterism
मृगत्रयी mŕgatrayī

Orion's Belt in Tagalog

bright asterism
Balatik

Orion's Belt in Arabic

bright asterism
نِطَاق الجَبَّار niṭāq al-jabbār

Orion's Belt in Malay

bright asterism
Tiga Beradik
More languagesFewer languages
Orion's Belt in Indonesian
Bintang Belantik
Orion's Belt in Persian
کمربند شکارچی kamarband šekârči

Synonyms of Orion's Belt

Questions about Orion's Belt

What does Orion's Belt mean?
Orion's Belt means a bright asterism located near the celestial equator, consisting of three bright stars lined up and visibly close together.
What is Orion's Belt in Hindi?
Orion's Belt in Hindi is मृगत्रयी (mŕgatrayī). See Orion's Belt meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Orion's Belt?
Orion's Belt is a proper noun.

Words near Orion's Belt in the dictionary

  1. Orion
  2. Orion Arm
  3. Orion drive
  4. Orion drives
  5. Orion Nebula
  6. Orion's Belt
  7. Orion's Sword
  8. Orionid
  9. Orionids
  10. Orions
  11. oriostomatid

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