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Meaning of "Cygnus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CYGNUS

Latin: swan.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CYGNUS

Cygnus  [ˈsɪɡnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CYGNUS

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cygnus 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 CYGNUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cygnus

Cygnus is the Latin word for swan, the romanized form of the ancient Greek κύκνος "swan". It may refer to: ▪ Cycnus, one of a number of characters in Greek Mythology ▪ Cygnus, a northern constellation and one of Ptolemy's 48 constellations, named after a character in Greek Mythology ▪ Cygnus A, the first and brightest radio galaxy, located within the constellation Cygnus ▪ Cygnus X-1, a binary system located within the constellation Cygnus, containing a black hole ▪ Cygnus X-1 duology, a pair of epic songs by the Canadian progressive rock band Rush ▪ Cygnus X-3, a binary system located within the constellation Cygnus, containing a compact object which is a strange star candidate ▪ Cygnus Hyōga, a character in the manga and anime Saint SeiyaCygnus, the genus of most swans ▪ "Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus", a song from The Mars Volta album Frances the MuteU.S.S. Cygnus, Dr.

Definition of Cygnus in the English dictionary

The definition of Cygnus in the dictionary is a constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Pegasus and Draco in the Milky Way. The constellation contains the Cygnus Loop supernova remnant, the intense radio galaxy Cygnus A, and the intense galactic X-ray source Cygnus X–1, which is probably a black hole.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CYGNUS


Amazonas
ˌæməˈzəʊnəs
anus
ˈeɪnəs
bigness
ˈbɪɡnəs
bonus
ˈbəʊnəs
Campinas
kæmˈpiːnəs
cavernous
ˈkævənəs
cleanliness
ˈklɛnlɪnəs
consciousness
ˈkɒnʃəsnəs
genus
ˈdʒiːnəs
glegness
ˈɡleɡnəs
indigenous
ɪnˈdɪdʒɪnəs
Jonas
ˈdʒəʊnəs
minus
ˈmaɪnəs
pignus
ˈpɪɡnəs
sinus
ˈsaɪnəs
snugness
ˈsnʌɡnəs
sphagnous
ˈsfæɡnəs
trigness
ˈtrɪɡnəs
Venus
ˈviːnəs
wellness
ˈwɛlnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CYGNUS

Cydnus
cyeses
cyesis
CYF
cygnet
Cygni

WORDS THAT END LIKE CYGNUS

Albertus Magnus
alumnus
clonus
Cronus
Dominus
Eridanus
Gambrinus
Janus
Linus
manus
onus
pandanus
prunus
Quirinus
rhamnus
sturnus
terminus
tetanus
tonus
Uranus

Synonyms and antonyms of Cygnus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Cygnus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CYGNUS

Find out the translation of Cygnus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Cygnus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Cygnus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

天鹅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cygnus
570 millions of speakers

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Cygnus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सिग्नस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدجاجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лебедь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Cygnus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Cygnus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Cygnus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cygnus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Cygnus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

白鳥座
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시그너스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cygnus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Cygnus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிக்னஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिग्नस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kuğu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Cygnus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Cygnus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Лебедь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Cygnus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Cygnus
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Cygnus
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Cygnus
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Cygnus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Cygnus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CYGNUS»

The term «Cygnus» is quite widely used and occupies the 31.986 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CYGNUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Cygnus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Cygnus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CYGNUS»

Discover the use of Cygnus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Cygnus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cygnus Mystery: Unlocking the Ancient Secret of Life's ...
Best-selling author Andrew Collins has uncovered an astronomy that is about 17,000 years old, with standing stones, temples, and monuments across the globe oriented towards Cygnus’s stars.
Andrew Collins, 2010
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Cygnus A: Study of a Radio Galaxy : Proceedings of the ...
A comprehensive and up-to-date review of Cygnus A and what it can teach us about other active galaxies - for graduate students and researchers.
C. L. Carilli, D. E. Harris, 1996
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Intermittent and Transient Behavior in Cygnus X-1 and GRS ...
Much work has been done on trying to gain insight into the dynamics of accreting systems, such as black hole and neutron star binaries, by analyzing timing measurements from X-ray telescopes.
Daniel V. Engovatov, 2011
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Infrared, Radio, and X-ray Observations of Cygnus X-3
The X-ray source Cygnus X-3 has been interpreted as being a binary system on the basis of extensive X-ray observations of periodic variability.
Eric E. Becklin, 1973
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A Curse on the Cygnus
Kevin M. Houghton At precisely 3 o'clock that afternoon, Lady Victoria Dallas and Colonel Ian Grey took a small carriage ride from the Gabbari Palace to El Maleha Aerodrome where the Cygnus was moored. As their carriage wove its way to ...
Kevin M. Houghton
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Soft X-ray Spectroscopy of the Cygnus Loop
McEntaffer, Randall L. (Ph.D., Astrophysical, Planetary, and Atmospheric Sciences) Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy of the Cygnus Loop Thesis directed by Professor Webster Cash My thesis work consisted of the design, fabrication and launch of a ...
Randall L. McEntaffer, 2007
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Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field ...
I.9 Cygnus Cygnus spans a stretch of the summer Milky Way 35° long. The constellation contains two of the brightest star clouds north of the celestial equator: the Cygnus Star Cloud, a 20°-long oval between Beta ((3) and Gamma ( y) Cygni; ...
Craig Crossen, Gerald Rhemann, 2004
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Beneath the Pyramids
Evidence of this same astral process can be seen by the fact that in both the vertical and horizontal plane, the Giza Pyramids would seem to have reflected the astronomical positions of the Cygnus “wing” stars—Gienah, Sadr, and Delta ...
Andrew Collins, 2009
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Recent Advances and New Species in Aquaculture
At a constant temperature of 25 °C, P. cygnus juveniles can be raised under laboratory conditions from the puerulusstage (of carapace length (CL)about 8 mm)tocommercial size (CL 76mm)inabout 2.1 years. Thisis approximately halfthe time ...
Ravi Fotedar, Bruce Phillips, 2011
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Cygnus Constellation: Cygnus, 61 Cygni, Albireo, Cygnus X-1, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books LLC, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CYGNUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Cygnus is used in the context of the following news items.
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ECO buys Simek resale
Fletcher Shipping took delivery of the first ship, the FS Cygnus (built 2014), but looks to have passed on the FS Scorpius (built 2015). «TradeWinds, Jul 15»
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July 7, 2015 in Falcon 9: Musk: Falcon 9 rocket failure a “huge blow …
The space station is scheduled to receive two more Progress supply vehicles in September and November, and Orbital ATK's Cygnus logistics ... «Spaceflight Now, Jul 15»
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Orbital ATK's Frank DeMauro Awarded NASA's Exceptional Public …
DeMauro has overseen the development, production and delivery of multiple Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft and has managed the overall ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
4
Travel to the summer sky at planetarium shows
There are well known constellations such as Cygnus, Lyra, and Aquila. The Milky Way is at its brightest and interstellar dust lanes of our galaxy ... «Muncie Star Press, Jul 15»
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Astronomers predict fireworks from rare stellar encounter in 2018
"When we discovered this pulsar in 2009, we noticed that it was in the same direction as this massive star in the constellation Cygnus, but our ... «Space Daily, Jul 15»
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Extension News:
MediaWise.org, a founding member of the Cygnus Research Group. Bill Stone is 4-H Youth Development Agent for North Carolina Cooperative ... «Sanford Herald, Jul 15»
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Shooting the Milky Way in 3 easy steps
If you can't locate Cygnus, look for Sagittarius. Once you have the Scorpio and Sagittarius bracketted on your phone app, you know where to ... «India Today, Jul 15»
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The Revolution in Magazine Processes
One example of this approach was with Cygnus, Oberman says. When that company radically reorganized processes five years ago in ... «Folio Magazine, Jul 15»
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The Warm Summer Sky and Frozen Pluto
Warm summer evenings are some of the best times to learn the night sky. There are well known constellations such as Cygnus, Lyra, and ... «Muncie Voice, Jul 15»
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Progress 60 spacecraft shakes off the bad luck to re-supply the ISS
The loss of CRS-7 came in the wake of two earlier failed re-supply missions – Progress 59, and Orbital Science's Cygnus space freighter. «Gizmag, Jul 15»

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