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Meaning of "Vulpecula" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VULPECULA

From Latin: a little fox, from vulpēs a fox.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VULPECULA

Vulpecula  [vʌlˈpɛkjʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VULPECULA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vulpecula 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 VULPECULA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vulpecula

Vulpecula

Vulpecula /vʌlˈpɛkjʊlə/ is a faint constellation in the northern sky. Its name is Latin for "little fox", although it is commonly known simply as the fox. It was identified in the seventeenth century, and is located in the middle of the Summer Triangle.

Definition of Vulpecula in the English dictionary

The definition of Vulpecula in the dictionary is a faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Cygnus and Aquila.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VULPECULA


bimolecular
ˌbaɪməˈlɛkjʊlə
biomolecular
ˌbaɪəʊməˈlɛkjʊlə
equimolecular
ˌiːkwɪməˈlɛkjʊlə
fecula
ˈfɛkjʊlə
intermolecular
ˌɪntəməˈlɛkjʊlə
intramolecular
ˌɪntrəməˈlɛkjʊlə
macromolecular
ˌmækrəʊməˈlɛkjʊlə
molecular
məʊˈlɛkjʊlə
monomolecular
ˌmɒnəʊməˈlɛkjʊlə
multimolecular
ˌmʌltɪməˈlɛkjʊlə
nonspecular
ˌnɒnˈspɛkjʊlə
orthomolecular
ˌɔːθəʊməˈlɛkjʊlə
secular
ˈsɛkjʊlə
specular
ˈspɛkjʊlə
supramolecular
ˌsuːprəməˈlɛkjʊlə
trabecula
trəˈbɛkjʊlə
trabecular
trəˈbɛkjʊlə
unimolecular
ˌjuːnɪməˈlɛkjʊlə
vallecula
vəˈlɛkjʊlə
vulpecular
vʌlˈpɛkjʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VULPECULA

Vulpeculae

WORDS THAT END LIKE VULPECULA

auricula
bacula
Canicula
clavicula
corbicula
curricula
cuticula
diverticula
Dracula
facula
inocula
macula
matricula
navicula
oscula
reticula
specula
vascula
vesicula
vincula

Synonyms and antonyms of Vulpecula in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Vulpecula» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VULPECULA

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

Translator English - Chinese

狐狸座
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Vulpecula
570 millions of speakers

English

Vulpecula
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Vulpecula
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Vulpecula
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лисичка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Vulpecula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Vulpecula
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vulpecula
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Vulpecula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

vulpecula
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Vulpecula
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

여우 자리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vulpecula
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Vulpecula
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Vulpecula
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्हुलपाक्लु
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tilkicik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Vulpecula
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Vulpecula
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Лисичка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Vulpecula
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Αλώπηξ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Vulpecula
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Vulpecula
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Vulpecula
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Vulpecula

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VULPECULA»

The term «Vulpecula» is regularly used and occupies the 90.645 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VULPECULA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VULPECULA»

Discover the use of Vulpecula in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Vulpecula and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Trichosurus lemurina USE Trichosurus vulpecula Trichosurus mesurus USE Trichosurus vulpecula Trichosurus novaehollandiae USE Trichosurus vulpecula Trichosurus raui USE Trichosurus vulpecula Trichosurus ruficollis USE Trichosurus ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009
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Australian Mammal Society
Diet of the Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula (Marsupialia: Phalangeridae) in central Australia. Australian Mammalogy 15: 25 30. The diet of the Common Brushtail Possum, Trichosurus vulpecula, in central Australia was investigated by  ...
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Starfinder
M 71 S WZ VZ Altair SAGITTA AQUILA DELPHINUS VULPECULA EQUULEUS HERCULES 10° 20° 30° 18h 19h 20h 21h FF R 12 15 26 57 69 70 71 Altair Tarazed Alshain NGC 6709 AQUILA AQUARIUS DELPHINUS EQUULEUS ...
Carole Stott, Giles Sparrow, 2010
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Illustrated Guide to Astronomical Wonders: From Novice to ...
NAME: Vulpecula (vul-PECK-you-luh) SEASON: Summer CULMINATION: midnight,26 July ABBREVIATION: Vul GENITIVE: Vulpeculae (vul-PECK-you-lye) NEIGHBORS: Cyg, Del, Her, Lyr, Peg, Sge URBAN OBJECTS: Cr 399, NGC 6853 (M ...
Robert Thompson, Barbara Thompson, 2007
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Digestive Physiology and Nutrition of Marsupials
The low basal metabolic rate of T. vulpecula has already been mentioned in Chapter 1. Allied to this is a low maintenance requirement for nitrogen (Wellard & Hume, 1981a) as shown in Table 1.7, and a low field water turnover rate ( Kennedy ...
Ian D. Hume, 1982
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
1986b: A technique to simplify herbivore dici analysis. Australian wildlife research 13: 569- 573. lass, D. D. 1990: Dispersal of an introduced shrub ( Crataegus monogyna) by the brush-tailed possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). Australian journal ...
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Sky Vistas: Astronomy for Binoculars and Richest-Field ...
1.8 VULPECULA Though Vulpecula has no bright stars, it occupies a slice of the summer Milky Way about 10° high and a full 2'/2 hours of right ascension long. Its stretch of the Milky Way is bisected by the Great Rift; but here the Great Rift can ...
Craig Crossen, Gerald Rhemann, 2004
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Fitzgerald, A. E.; Wardle, P. 1979: Food of the opossum Trichosurus vulpecula ( Kerr) in the Waiho Valley, South Westland. New Zealand journal of zoology 6 : 339-345. Gilmore, D. P. 1965: Food of the opossum Trichosurus vulpecula in ...
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New Zealand Journal of Zoology
Batcheler, C. L.; Cowan P. E. 1988: Review of the status of the possum ( Trichosurus vulpecula) in New Zealand. Contract report for the Technical Advisory Committee (Animal Pests), Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, Wellington. 129 p. Bell ...
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Walker's Marsupials of the World
T. vulpecula also may be found in areas devoid of trees, where it shelters by day in caves or burrows of other animals. It is even found in semideserts of central Australia, where it takes shelter in eucalyptus trees along watercourses. Resident  ...
Ronald M. Nowak, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VULPECULA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Vulpecula is used in the context of the following news items.
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Solved: The Riddle of the Nova of 1670
This chart shows the small constellation of Vulpecula (The Fox), and the location of the exploding star Nova Vul 1670 (red circle). Image credit: ESO/IAU/Sky & ... «Universe Today, Jun 15»
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Exoplanet 189733b: Hot and Stormy at High Altitudes, New Study …
The exoplanet named HD 189733b, a gas-giant located 63 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Vulpecula (the "little fox"), is several thousand ... «Headlines & Global News, Apr 15»
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La collisione stellare nella costellazione della Vulpecula
Il video ci porta nella costellazione della Volpetta, o Volpecula, molto vicina a quella del Cigno. E' qui che nel 1670 apparve improvvisamente una nuova stella, ... «Le Scienze, Mar 15»
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Nova Vulpeculae 1670 - Colliding Stars Explain 17th Century …
It lies within the boundaries of the modern constellation of Vulpecula (The Fox), just across the border from Cygnus (The Swan) and is also referred to as Nova ... «Science 2.0, Mar 15»
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APEX-waarnemingen aan botsende sterren helpen het mysterie van …
Afgebeeld is het kleine sterrenbeeld Vulpecula (Vosje), dat dicht bij het veel opvallendere sterrenbeeld Cygnus (Zwaan) ligt, in het noordelijke deel van de ... «Astroblogs, Mar 15»
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Tales (Tails?) Of Three Comets
Sep 14: Passes near the famous optical double star Albireo and crosses into the constellation of Vulpecula. Sep 16: Passes in front of the +4.4 magnitude star ... «Universe Today, Sep 14»
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The Night Sky in September 2014: what are those strange lights?
Vulpecula was originally named the Fox and Goose, Vulpecula et Anser, in the 17th century by Johannes Hevelius of Danzig. He delineated the faint stars of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
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4 Sky Events This Week: Cosmic Dumbbell and Lunar Lineup
Located some 1,300 light-years from Earth, in the faint constellation Vulpecula, or Little Fox, it consists of a bubblelike gas cloud lit up by a small star at its center. «National Geographic, Jul 14»
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Possible new nova flares up in Cygnus
+4), which itself is about five degrees wet of the famous Veil Nebula supernova remnant in the extreme south of Cygnus close to the border with Vulpecula. «Astronomy Now Online, Apr 14»
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Glass Rain on Blue Alien Planet: Molten Glass Falls from the Sky
HD 189733b is about the size of Jupiter, and is located "63 light years away in the northern constellation of Vulpecula." Astronomers have been searching for ... «Latin Post, Sep 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Vulpecula [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/vulpecula>. May 2024 ».
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