Almach
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic العَنَاقُ الأَرْض (al-ʕanāqu l-ʔarḍ, “caracal, desert lynx”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: ălʹmăk
Proper noun
[edit]Almach
- (astronomy) A second-magnitude quadruple star, telescopically visible as an apparent double star composed of an orange bright giant and a fifth-magnitude blue-white triple star, marking the left foot of the chained woman in the northern constellation of Andromeda.
- 1899, Richard Hinckley Allen, Star-Names and Their Meanings, New York: G. E. Stechert, page 36:
- [This is Alamac in the Alfonsine Tables and 1515 Almagest; Riccioli's Alamak; Flamsteed's Alamech; now Almach, Almak, Almaack, and Almaac or Almaak; all from Al 'Anāḳ al 'Arḍ, a small predatory animal of Arabia, similar to a badger, and popularly known there as Al Barīd.]
- (astronomy, specifically) The brightest star of the aforementioned star system.
Synonyms
[edit]- (star system): γ (gamma) Andromedae (primary designation), γ And (abbreviated form), Gamma Andromedae (Latinized form)
- (brightest star): γ1 Andromedae (designation)
Holonyms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Naming Stars”, in International Astronomical Union, 2018 June 1, List of IAU-approved Star Names.
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Arabic العَنَاقُ الأَرْض (al-ʕanāqu l-ʔarḍ, “caracal, desert lynx”).
Proper noun
[edit]Almach f