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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ERIDANUS

From Greek Eridanos river in Italy (sometimes identified with the Po) into which, according to legend, Phaëthon fell.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ERIDANUS

Eridanus  [ɛˈrɪdənəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ERIDANUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eridanus 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 ERIDANUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Eridanus in the English dictionary

The definition of Eridanus in the dictionary is a long twisting constellation in the S hemisphere extending from Orion to Hydrus and containing the first magnitude star Achernar.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ERIDANUS


acotyledonous
əˌkɒtɪˈliːdənəs
asynchronous
æˈsɪŋkrənəs
autochthonous
ɔːˈtɒkθənəs
burdenous
ˈbɜːdənəs
cavernous
ˈkævənəs
cotyledonous
ˌkɒtɪˈliːdənəs
Dardanus
ˈdɑːdənəs
dicotyledonous
ˌdaɪkɒtɪˈliːdənəs
goldenness
ˈɡəʊldənəs
monocotyledonous
ˌmɒnəʊˌkɒtɪˈliːdənəs
monotonous
məˈnɒtənəs
outsiderness
ˌaʊtˈsaɪdənəs
poisonous
ˈpɔɪzənəs
polycotyledonous
ˌpɒlɪˌkɒtɪˈliːdənəs
pseudomonas
sjuːˈdɒmənəs
ravenous
ˈrævənəs
synchronous
ˈsɪŋkrənəs
tetanus
ˈtɛtənəs
treasonous
ˈtriːzənəs
woodenness
ˈwʊdənəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ERIDANUS

Eric the Red
Eric XIV
erica
ericaceous
ericoid
Ericson
Eridani
Erie
Erie Canal
Erigena
erigeron
Eriksson
Erin
erinaceous
eringo
erinite
erinus
Erinyes
Erinys

WORDS THAT END LIKE ERIDANUS

antoninianus
anus
Coriolanus
Cusanus
digitus manus
Janus
manus
Oceanus
pandanus
parabolanus
Regiomontanus
Silvanus
Sylvanus
Uranus

Synonyms and antonyms of Eridanus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Eridanus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ERIDANUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

波江座
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Eridanus
570 millions of speakers

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Eridanus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इरिडानस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Eridanus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Эридан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Eridanus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Eridanus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Eridanus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eridanus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eridanus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エリダヌス座
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에리 다 누스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eridanus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Eridanus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Eridanus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एरिदानस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Irmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Eridanus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Eridanus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ерідан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Eridanus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ηριδανός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Eridanus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Eridanus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Eridanus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Eridanus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ERIDANUS»

The term «Eridanus» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.443 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ERIDANUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ERIDANUS»

Discover the use of Eridanus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Eridanus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eridanus
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1883 Excerpt: .
Robert Brown, 2012
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A catalogue of 9766 stars in the southern hemisphere, for ...
7 58 27,0 1,0478 150 16 26 - 10,150 1366 Eridanus 7 58 37,4 .2,1768 127 41 21 10,137 1367 Eridanus 7 58 41,9 2,3032 123 32 30 10,131 1368 Eridanus 7 58 57,0 2,4133 119 33 49 10,112 1369 Horologium ._ 6% 59 13,7 1,9679 133 35 38  ...
Nicolas Louis de La Caille, Thomas Henderson, Francis Baily, 1847
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Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to ...
Object Type Mv Size RA Dec M B U D R Notes NGC1232 Gx 10.5 7.4 x 6.4 03 09.8 -20 35 Class SAB(rs)c;SB13.7 Featured multiple stars in Eridanus Object Pair M1 M2 Sep PA Year RA Dec UO DS Notes 32 STF 470AB 4.8 5.9 6.8 348 2004 ...
Robert Thompson, Barbara Thompson, 2007
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Noscendi Nilum Cupido: Imagining Egypt from Lucan to ...
To grasp the comparison of the three rivers and therefore the Nile, let us first digress into Lucan's mythicization of the Po through his recounting of Phaethon myth.24 By applying the name Eridanus to the river more commonly known as Padus, ...
Eleni Manolaraki, 2012
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Star Lore: Myths, Legends, and Facts
The scorched waters of Eridanus' tear-swollen flood Welling beneath the left foot of Orion. ARATOS. ACCORDING to Eratosthenes this imaginary river of the stars, winding its devious way across the winter skies, represented the River Nile, ...
William Tyler Olcott, 2012
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The Mythology of the Night Sky: An Amateur Astronomer's ...
Named Stars of Eridanus Bayer designation Mag. Common name Translation ALPHA 0.50 Achernar “End of the river” BETA 2.78 Cursa “Chair/footstool of Orion” GAMMA 2.88 Zaurak “Boat” ETA 3.89 Azha “Hatching place” THETA 2.88  ...
David E. Falkner, 2011
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Hamlet's Mill: An Essay on Myth and the Frame of Time
this gush from Aquarius' jar was meant to join our constellation Eridanus below Piscis Austrinus.15 Says Manilius ( / .43 8ff. ) : Next swims the Southern Fish, which bears a Name From the South-Wind, and spreads a feeble Flame. To him the ...
Giorgio De Santillana, Hertha von Dechend, 1977
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Stars, Stones and Scholars: The Decipherment of the ...
76 - Drumtroddan Torhousekie Wigtown Eridanus The "Stone of Eridanus" at Drumtroddan in Dumfries and Galloway was the stone through which we first discovered that round sworls or whorls on stones mark regions of the heavens with ...
Andis Kaulins, 2003
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Giordano Bruno and the Kabbalah: Prophets, Magicians, and Rabbis
Spaccio, as Yates observes, is a Hermetic dialogue, and at any rate, the purpose of the mnemonic work is grounded in ethics and a different type of magic. An imaginary river more than a material constellation, the Eridanus is the focal point of ...
Karen Silvia DeLe¢n-Jones, 2004
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Pastoral and the Humanities: Arcadia Re-inscribed
all aspects of Eridanus, human as well as natural. This 'real' work (the Latin plural opera can mean personal work or effort) strikes him as directed toward a potentially more truthful, multifaceted opus, geared to his auspicious present as well as ...
Mathilde Skoie, Sonia Bjørnstad-Velázquez, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ERIDANUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Eridanus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Astronomy Photo of the Day — NGC 1427A
Meet NGC 1427A: a galaxy zooming through space in the Eridanus constellation (about 65 million light-years from Earth). You can tell right off ... «From Quarks to Quasars, Jul 15»
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Astronomy Photo of the Day — Sharpest View of NGC 1300
Called NGC 1300, it can be found 69 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Eridanus. At around 88,000 light-years across, NGC ... «From Quarks to Quasars, May 15»
3
Name the Exoworlds
... Epsilon Eridani, because it's the 5th brightest star (and epsilon is the 5th letter in the Greek alphabet) in the constellation Eridanus (the River). «Sky & Telescope, May 15»
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Giant cold 'bubble' discovered in our universe may finally have an …
The CMB Cold Spot, found in the direction of the Eridanus constellation, is one of largest structures in the universe and has puzzled scientists ... «Mother Nature Network, Apr 15»
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Astronomers Puzzled By Cosmos' Largest Known 'Supervoid'
Astronomers have detected the universe's largest known cosmological supervoid in the Southern constellation of Eridanus. Spanning some 1.8 ... «Forbes, Apr 15»
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The Hubble Space Telescope, our window to the universe, turns 25
... on trucking — the latest puzzle that has astronomers in a tizzy is the telescope's observation of a stellar event in the constellation Eridanus. «ExtremeTech, Apr 15»
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Supervoid Exists, Scientists Confirm
The Cold Spot, the ellipse at the bottom right, area resides in the constellation Eridanus in the southern galactic hemisphere. The insets show ... «Christian Post, Apr 15»
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Hubble spies a stellar mystery
The exploding star, which was seen in the constellation Eridanus, faded over two weeks — much too rapidly to qualify as a supernova. «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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Mystery of Largest Structure Ever Identified in the Universe --The …
The Cold Spot area resides in the constellation Eridanus in the southern galactic hemisphere. The insets in the image above show the ... «The Daily Galaxy, Apr 15»
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Concert review: Scintillating marriage of flute and harp
The closing movement Eridanus, The River took on a slightly jazzy vibe, which brought this short cycle to a lively close. Spaniard Miguel Prida's ... «The Straits Times, Apr 15»

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