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Rigels

Rigels is the plural of Rigel.

Meaning of Rigel

Proper noun (1)

Rigel

  1. A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
    • He is so pictured in the ancient Denderah Zodiac, where we see a man coming forth pointing to the three bright stars (Rigel, Bellatrix, and Betelguez) as his.1893, E. W. Bullinger, Witness of the Stars, London: The author, page 125
    Synonyms:
    Algebar, Elgebar

Proper noun (2)

Rigel (plural Rigels)

  1. A surname from German.

Questions about Rigels

What is Rigels the plural of?
Rigels is the plural of Rigel.

Words near Rigels in the dictionary

  1. Rigel
  2. Rigelian
  3. Rigelians
  4. Rigellian
  5. Rigellians
  6. Rigels
  7. rigescence
  8. rigescent
  9. rigg
  10. riggald
  11. riggalds

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