Canopus

//kəˈnoʊpəs//

Synonyms for "canopus" (4 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Proper Noun(1 words)
alpha carinae

Strong matches (1)

Noun(1 words)
canopic jar

Related words (2)

Proper Noun(2 words)
α carα carinae

Related word relations

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derived

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holonym

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is a

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related to

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Translations

15 translations across 10 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries
  • سُهَيْل name (star)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 老人星 name (star)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 老人星 name (star)

Greek

2 entries
  • Κάνωπος name (star)
  • Κάνωπος name (Menelaus' pilot)

Hindi

1 entries
  • अगस्ति name (star)

Latin

1 entries
  • Canōpus name (star)

Māori

3 entries
  • Atutahi name (star)
  • Autahi name (star)
  • Makahea name (star)

Navajo

1 entries
  • Mąʼii bizǫʼ name (star)

Persian

3 entries
  • اگست name (star)
  • سهیل name (star)
  • پرک name (star)

Spanish

1 entries
  • Canopo name (star)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

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Canopus is the brightest star in the constellation Carina.

Source: tatoeba (5636671)

Canopus lies so far south in the night sky that it can't be seen from Central Europe. Only from the southernmost part of Europe, for example from Crete or Gibraltar, can it be observed.

Source: tatoeba (8826907)

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