Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "Equuleus" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EQUULEUS

From Latin: a young horse, from equus horse.
info
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp
section

PRONUNCIATION OF EQUULEUS

Equuleus  [ɛˈkwʊlɪəs] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EQUULEUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Equuleus 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 EQUULEUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Equuleus

Equuleus /ɨˈkwuːliəs/ is a constellation. Its name is Latin for 'little horse', a foal. It was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and remains one of the 88 modern constellations. It is the second smallest of the modern constellations, spanning only 72 square degrees. It is also very faint, having no stars brighter than the fourth magnitude.

Definition of Equuleus in the English dictionary

The definition of Equuleus in the dictionary is a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere between Pegasus and Aquarius.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EQUULEUS


alias
ˈeɪlɪəs
Aurelius
ɔːˈriːlɪəs
coleus
ˈkəʊlɪəs
Delius
ˈdiːlɪəs
golias
ˈɡəʊlɪəs
Heraclius
hɛˈræklɪəs
ileus
ˈɪlɪəs
Lucilius
luːˈsɪlɪəs
malleus
ˈmælɪəs
melancholious
ˌmɛlənˈkəʊlɪəs
micronucleus
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈnjuːklɪəs
nucleus
ˈnjuːklɪəs
Peleus
ˈpɛlɪəs
petroleous
pəˈtrəʊlɪəs
pileus
ˈpaɪlɪəs
punctilious
pʌŋkˈtɪlɪəs
Sibelius
sɪˈbeɪlɪəs
soleus
ˈsɒlɪəs
supercilious
ˌsuːpəˈsɪlɪəs
Vesalius
vɪˈseɪlɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EQUULEUS

Equulei
er
Er Rif

WORDS THAT END LIKE EQUULEUS

active galactic nucleus
aculeus
aureus
benzene nucleus
crystal nucleus
Deus
kinetonucleus
Linnaeus
macronucleus
Morpheus
Orpheus
Perseus
Piraeus
Prometheus
pronucleus
Proteus
Reus
subnucleus
Thaddeus
Zeus

Synonyms and antonyms of Equuleus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Equuleus» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF EQUULEUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

小马座
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Equuleus
570 millions of speakers

English

Equuleus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Equuleus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Equuleus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Equuleus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Equuleus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Equuleus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Equuleus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Equuleus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Equuleus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Equuleus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Equuleus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Equuleus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Equuleus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Equuleus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इक्लेयस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

equuleus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Equuleus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Equuleus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Equuleus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Equuleus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Equuleus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Equuleus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Equuleus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Equuleus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Equuleus

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUULEUS»

The term «Equuleus» is normally little used and occupies the 115.714 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Little used
46
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «Equuleus» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of Equuleus
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «Equuleus».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUULEUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Equuleus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Equuleus» 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 Equuleus

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUULEUS»

Discover the use of Equuleus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Equuleus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Constellations: Stars and Stories
NOT far from the great winged horse, Pegasus, is the small horse Equuleus. This is a really small horse. Equuleus is the second smallest constellation in the sky. You can look for this pony in autumn skies, but there's not much to see.
Chris Sasaki, 2003
2
1724-1734: 1724-1734
represented a man suspended on the equuleus : and on more attentively considering the matter, and more carefully inquiring into the passages in ancient authors, where mention is made of the equuleus, and diligently comparing them with ...
Royal Society (Great Britain), Charles Hutton, George Shaw, 1809
3
The Rough Guide to the Universe
Delphinus & Equuleus Coordinates of Brightest Stars Rotanev (Mag 3.62): RA 20h 37m 33s, Dec 14° 36' 10"; Kitalpha (Mag 3.90): RA 21 h 15m 49s, Dec 5° 15' 26" Size of Constellation Boundaries 189 square degrees (Delphinus); 72 square  ...
John Scalzi, 2003
4
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of ...
Represented a man suspended on the equuleus : and on more attentively considering the matter, and more carefully inquiring into the passages in ancient authors, where mention is made of the equuleus, and diligently comparing them with ...
5
The Golden Dawn: A Complete Course in Practical Ceremonial ...
48 5 of Pentacles 0°-10° of tf 9 Part Eridanus, Columba Noae, Dorado, Equuleus, Pictoris. 49 6 of Pentacles 10°-20° of J Forepart of Lepus, Tail and Wing of Columba, part of Equuleus. 50 7 of Pentacles 20 ° -30 ° of \ Part Equuleus and Lepus, ...
Israel Regardie, Cris Monnastre, Carl Llewellyn Weschcke, 1989
6
Stargazing For Dummies
Equuleus Equuleus the Foal (see Figure 13-12) is tiny, the second smallest of all the constellations. With no very bright stars in it, Equuleus is not that easy to identify. Equuleus lies between Delphinus and Pegasus (see Chapter 14). Kitalpha ...
Steve Owens, 2013
7
Brady's Book of Fixed Stars
EQUULEUS,. THE. LITTLE. HORSE. NEXT TO PEGASUS IS THIS LITTLE HORSE in the sky, somerimes considered a foal. The Greeks called it Celetis, the brother of Pegasus. Celetis was a gift from Mercury to Castor,"6 one of the Gemini  ...
Bernadette Brady, 1999
8
The Sense of Suffering: Constructions of Physical Pain in ...
Several arguments serve to support this reconstruction. On a philological level, the word equuleus, meaning 'little horse', suggested that the machine should have four legs. On a level of mechanics, ancient texts claim that once the ropes were ...
Jan Frans van Dijkhuizen, Karl A. E.. Enenkel, 2009
9
Viewing the Constellations with Binoculars: 250+ Wonderful ...
VULPECULA SAGITTA ε δ α ε δ γ α β γ β ε ζ η ι κ Altair AQUARIUS EQUULEUS CONSTELLATIONS CULMINATE in begin. July at 2 a.m. in begin. August at midnight in begin. September at 10 p.m. Delphinus lies south of Cygnus and ...
Bojan Kambic, 2009
10
Stargazing: Astronomy Without a Telescope
Deneb CYGNUS JEpsilon VULPECULA SAGITTA / / DELPHINUS V / » IJtf AQUILA * - -*4 - ^f Epsilon / EQUULEUS Pegasi Jl Equuleus, Delphinus, Sagitta and Vulpecula Delphinus is easily recognized. Its brightest stars are only of magnitude ...
Patrick Moore, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUULEUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Equuleus is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lawnchair fireworks of the celestial kind
Above it in Equuleus is M-15, also a globular cluster well worth scanning. For those in possession of larger instruments, to the northeast of ... «Nashua Telegraph, Jun 15»
2
Meadowlands: Saturday 6/27 Analysis
(1) ODDS ON EQUULEUS is unreliable but capable; must include. (3) MELMERBY BEACH ships down from Canada since he is ineligible to ... «Daily Racing Form, Jun 15»
3
Account Rollover Sweeps The Caramore
... Ontario Success won the upper-level condition pacing event for the second consecutive week, holding off favored Odds On Equuleus in a ... «Standardbred Canada, Jun 15»
4
Meadowlands: Saturday 6/20 Analysis
Race 6. (6) ODDS ON EQUULEUS is back at a level where he can do some damage. I believe he can loom on the rim and grind down this field. «Daily Racing Form, Jun 15»
5
Meadowlands: Saturday 6/6 Analysis
(4) ODDS ON EQUULEUS is far from one of my favorite horses to bet, but this looks like one of those spots where he is going to be sitting pretty ... «Daily Racing Form, Jun 15»
6
Meadowlands: Saturday 5/16 Analysis
(4) ODDS ON EQUULEUS certainly has a big shot of winning, but I think he may need to show early speed to win. Race 7. Sometimes you have ... «Daily Racing Form, May 15»
7
Meadowlands: Saturday 5/9 Analysis
(8) ODDS ON EQUULEUS finds a field with 3 to 4 legitimate early speed types and could be flying in the lane. (3) ALLSTAR LEGEND has some ... «Daily Racing Form, May 15»
8
Buckley and Lam stand out at first leg of 2015 Longines FEI World …
In terms of the team ranking, Shanxi Yulong were team champions, with second and third places going to BIEC and Equuleus respectively. «Eurosport, May 15»
9
Meadowlands: Saturday 4/25 Analysis
(7) ODDS ON EQUULEUS probably should have won last week, but few horses can be used as hard as he was and still win. He went a big ... «Daily Racing Form, Apr 15»
10
Meadowlands: Saturday 4/18 Analysis
(1) ODDS ON EQUULEUS sprinted home off fast fractions last time. If that is a sign he is coming to form, this field has no shot of beating him. «Daily Racing Form, Apr 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Equuleus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/equuleus>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z