Rigel

//ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl//

Synonyms for "rigel" (4 found)

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Closest matches (1)

Strong matches (1)

Proper Noun(1 words)

Related words (2)

Proper Noun(1 words)

Related word relations

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5 relation types

Synonyms

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derived

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has context

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is a

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related to

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Translations

12 translations across 12 languages.

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Armenian

1 entries
  • Ռիգել name (star)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 參宿七 /参宿七 name (star)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 參宿七 /参宿七 name (star)

French

1 entries
  • Rigel name (star)

German

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  • Rigel name (star)

Italian

1 entries
  • Rigel name (star)

Japanese

1 entries
  • リゲル name (star)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • Rigelis name (star)

Māori

1 entries
  • Puanga name (star)

Polish

1 entries
  • Rigel name (star)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • An Spor Liath name (star)

Spanish

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  • Rigel name (star)

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The apparent brightness of our Sun is much greater than that of the star Rigel in the constellation Orion because it is so close to us. However, if both objects were placed at the same distance from us, Rigel would appear much brighter than our Sun because its absolute brightness is much larger.

Source: tatoeba (6294067)

Rigel is a supergiant blue star with a diameter more than 80 times that of our Sun and is more than 650 light years away from us.

Source: tatoeba (12357852)

Connect Sirius, the Gemini twins, Capella, Aldebaran, Rigel, and then back to Sirius, and you have completed the Great Hexagon!

Source: tatoeba (12366478)

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