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Schedar

/ˈʃɛdɑːr/

Schedar proper noun: a red giant, visible as a second-magnitude orange star marking the breast of the figure in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism, used for celestial navigation.

Proper noun

Schedar

  1. A red giant, visible as a second-magnitude orange star marking the breast of the figure in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism, used for celestial navigation.
    Synonyms:
    α Cassiopeiae, α Cas, Alpha Cassiopeiae

Synonyms of Schedar

Origin of Schedar

From Arabic صَدْر (ṣadr, “breast, chest”), in reference to its position within Cassiopeia.

Questions about Schedar

What does Schedar mean?
Schedar means a red giant, visible as a second-magnitude orange star marking the breast of the figure in the northern constellation of Cassiopeia, a part of the constellation's prominent W asterism, used for celestial navigation.
What part of speech is Schedar?
Schedar is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Schedar?
Schedar is pronounced /ˈʃɛdɑːr/.

Words near Schedar in the dictionary

  1. Schechters
  2. Schecter
  3. Schecters
  4. sched
  5. sched.
  6. Schedar
  7. schede
  8. Schedel
  9. schedes
  10. schediaphilia
  11. schediasm

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