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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

船帆座

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chuán fán zuò

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Velorum/vɪˈlɔːrəm/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"船帆座γ是一个明亮的恒星系统。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The genitive form of the constellation Vela, used in the standard Bayer designation of stars located within this southern constellation.

    "Gamma Velorum is one of the brightest and most complex star systems in the night sky."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'velorum', the genitive plural form of 'velum', meaning 'sail' or 'covering'. In modern astronomical nomenclature, it functions as the genitive form of the constellation name Vela, used in the standard designation of stars within that constellation.

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