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Canopus

Meaning of "Canopus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CANOPUS

kəˈnəʊpəs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANOPUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Canopus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CANOPUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Canopus

Canopus is the brightest star in the southern constellation of Carina, and the second brightest star in the night-time sky, after Sirius. Canopus's visual magnitude is −0.72, and it has an absolute magnitude of −5.53. Canopus is a supergiant of spectral type F. Canopus is essentially white when seen with the naked eye. It is located in the far southern sky, at a declination of −52° 42' and a right ascension of 06h24.0m.

Definition of Canopus in the English dictionary

The definition of Canopus in the dictionary is the brightest star in the constellation Carina and the second brightest star in the sky. Visual magnitude: -0.7; spectral type: F0II; distance: 313 light years.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANOPUS

atropous · campus · compass · corpus · encompass · hippocampus · lupus · mopus · multipurpose · octopus · off-campus · Olympus · on-campus · opus · pithecanthropus · purpose · rhizopus · Scopas · Scopus · tapas

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANOPUS

Canopic · Canopic jar · Canopic urn · Canopic vase · canopied · canopies · canopy · canorous · canorously · canorousness · Canossa · Canova · cans · Canso · canst · canstick · cant · cant dog · cant hook · Cant.

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANOPUS

Apus · artocarpus · blue-ringed octopus · carpus · habeas corpus · intercampus · Lepus · magnum opus · Mount Olympus · Mount Scopus · Oedipus · paranthropus · platypus · Priapus · pus · rumpus · seropus · sinanthropus · xenopus · zinjanthropus

Synonyms and antonyms of Canopus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Canopus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANOPUS

Find out the translation of Canopus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of Canopus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Canopus» in English.
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老人星
1,325 millions of speakers
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Canopus
570 millions of speakers
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English

Canopus
510 millions of speakers
hi

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Canopus
380 millions of speakers
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كانوب
280 millions of speakers
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Canopus
278 millions of speakers
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Canopus
270 millions of speakers
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Canopus
260 millions of speakers
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Canopus
220 millions of speakers
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Canopus
190 millions of speakers
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Canopus
180 millions of speakers
ja

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カノプス
130 millions of speakers
ko

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카노푸스
85 millions of speakers
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Canopus
85 millions of speakers
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Canopus
80 millions of speakers
ta

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அகத்தியம்
75 millions of speakers
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कॅनोपस
75 millions of speakers
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Canopus
70 millions of speakers
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Canopus
65 millions of speakers
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Canopus
50 millions of speakers
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Canopus
40 millions of speakers
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Canopus
30 millions of speakers
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Canopus
15 millions of speakers
af

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Canopus
14 millions of speakers
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Canopus
10 millions of speakers
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Canopus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Canopus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANOPUS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Canopus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANOPUS»

Discover the use of Canopus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Canopus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Canopus Revelation: The Stargate of the Gods and the Ark ...
This book will reveal what the Egyptians actually believed about: what happened to the soul after death; how they coded this knowledge into their mythology; how ancient accounts and modern physics use the same symbolism to describe the ...
Philip Coppens, 2004
2
Decrees of Memphis and Canopus
1904. This compendium contains Volumes 1-3 of the original work.
E. A. Wallis Budge, 2003
3
The Canopus Conundrum
Under the spectacular nightfire of Canopus V, the boys face one no-win situation after another as they work to solve The Canopus Conundrum before time runs out!
M. Bradley Davis, 2004
4
The lights of Canopus: Anvār i Suhailī
A description of Ms. 18,579 in the British Museum.
James Vere Stewart Wilkinson, British Library, British Museum, 1929
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The Sirian Experiments (Canopus in Argos: Archives Series, ...
From Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, this is the third instalment in the visionary novel cycle ‘Canopus in Argos: Archives’.
Doris Lessing, 2012
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The Decree of Canopus in Hieroglyphics and Greek with ...
14 CANOPUS, so rendered in the Greek ; P,K,O,T, followed by T, 15 16 17 the feminine article, and then by the D.S. of a city. The city of Canopus is on the coast , about fifteen miles from Alexandria, and being at the mouth of the deepest branch ...
Samuel Sharpe, 1870
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The Hundred Greatest Stars
How odd that the three brightest stars in the sky, SIRIUS, Canopus, and ALPHA CENTAURI are in the Southern Hemisphere, while the next three brightest ( ARCTURUS, VEGA, and CAPELLA) are in the North. The coincidences continue, as ...
James B. Kaler, 2002
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The Anwar I Suhaili Or Lights of Canopus Commonly Known As ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Mulla Husain Bin Ali Al Waiiz-Al-Kashifi, 2005
9
Shikasta (Canopus in Argos: Archives Series, Book 1)
From Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, this is the first instalment in the visionary novel cycle ‘Canopus in Argos: Archives’.
Doris Lessing, 2012
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The Brightest Stars: Discovering the Universe through the ...
Canopus comes to its midnight culmination on December 27; the date of its 9:00 P.M. culmination is February 11. Both are only slightly before those of Sirius. But in other ways, Canopus is not the leader of Sirius. Not only is Canopus about ...
Fred Schaaf, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANOPUS»

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PIL on sanction in corruption cases: HC grants time to GAD for filing …
The verification further revealed that Professor Hemla Aggarwal has shown purchases of software for I-MAC system, EDIUS-4 canopus and ... «Kashmir Times, Jul 15»
2
Latest report on online banking that was touted as the most popular …
... I-flex Solutions, Canopus Software Laboratory, First Source Bank, and Rockall Technologies. Global Banking Online Market Segmentation by ... «WhaTech, Jun 15»
3
Saxon's Nigel Glockler Robbed After L.A. Show.
Included in the items missing are a Canopus snare drum bought for Glockler by his wife as a wedding gift. Glockler says: "Gutted and furious does not even ... «antiMUSIC.com, Jun 15»
4
4th of July: Head to the beach
The large, sandy beach at Canopus Lake is the highlight of Clarence Fahnestock Memorial Park. Take a break from swimming in the fresh ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jun 15»
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Arogno capitale del lusso: una fabbrica e 50 impieghi
L'imprenditore ha acquistato il marchio e creato il primo orologio, il Canopus. Per ora sarà prodotto nella Svizzera francese, ma l'obiettivo è ... «tio.ch, Jun 15»
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Want to Go Stargazing? Know the Stars of Early Summer
Arcturus is the third brightest star in the night sky, after Sirius and Canopus. It is relatively close to us, only 37 light-years distant. It is an orange ... «Space.com, Jun 15»
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Put Valley beach still closed; resolution possible
... tax bill for his property on Canopus Hollow Road. He also said the county cited issues with paperwork related to the work done on the beach. «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Jun 15»
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Egypt Mulls Buying Russian Satellite Images After EgyptSat 2 Loss
... that Egypt is now eyeing the use of Russian commercial Earth observation satellite Resurs-P and the Kanopus-V1 (Canopus-B) satellite. «Space Daily, Jun 15»
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7-Eleven store at Giralang in Canberra's north targeted by hammer …
Police said the offender entered the 7-Eleven store on Canopus Crescent about 3:05am when he used the hammer to threaten a staff member ... «ABC Online, Jun 15»
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Russian spacecraft find no ground impacts from failed Proton-M
The spacecraft used included Resource-P 1 and 2 (Resurs- P no. 1 and Resurs-P no.2), Canopus-B 1 and the Belarusian BKA satellite. «NASASpaceflight.com, May 15»
REFERENCE
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