Ve·la (v  l , v -)n. A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Pyxis and Carina. [Latin v la, pl. of vlum, a covering.] |
| ve·la (vl) n. Plural of velum. |
Vela [ˈviːlə]
n Latin genitive Velorum [viːˈlɔːrəm]
(Astronomy) a constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Puppis and Carina and crossed by the Milky Way, that has four second-magnitude stars and a young bright pulsar
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| Noun | 1. | Vela - a constellation in the southern hemisphere between Carina and Pyxis; "because of its configuration Vela is sometimes called `the Sails'" Argo - formerly a large constellation in the southern hemisphere between Canis Major and the Southern Cross; now divided into Carina and Pyxis and Puppis and Vela |
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