arcturus

α Boötis.

A star of the first magnitude, close to the knee of Arctophylax, or Boötes. One of the nautical stars.

← arctic pole × aird →

arcturus
arctūrus, i, m., = ἀρκτοῦρος. I As a star. A The brightest star in Bootes , whose rising and set...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
arcturus
arctūrus ī, m , ἀρκτοῦρος(bear-ward), the brightest star in Boötes, V. ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Arcturus
·noun A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Bootes. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Arcturus
a gathering together ...

Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Arcturus
Bear-keeper, the name given by the ancients to the brightest star in the constellation Bootes. In th...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Arcturus
(bear-keeper). The Hebrew words 'Ash and 'Aish, rendered "Arcturus" in the Authorized Version of (Jo...

William Smith's Bible Dictionary