Vesta

Ves·ta  (vst)

n.

1. Roman Mythology The goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing the sacred fire tended by the vestal virgins.

2. The brightest of all the asteroids and the fourth to be discovered.

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[Latin; see wes-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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vesta [ˈvɛstə]

n

a short friction match, usually of wood

[named after the goddess; see Vesta¹]

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Vesta¹

n

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) the Roman goddess of the hearth and its fire. In her temple a perpetual flame was tended by the vestal virgins Greek counterpart Hestia

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Vesta²

n

(Astronomy & Space / Celestial Objects) the brightest of the four largest asteroids. Diameter: about 530 km (240 miles)

[named after the goddess; see Vesta¹]

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Vesta  (vst)

The brightest of all the asteroids and the fourth to be discovered, in 1807. It is the third largest, with a diameter of about 530 km (329 mi), and the only asteroid that can be seen without a telescope. Evidence of lava flows on its surface suggests that it once had a molten interior. See more at asteroid.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Vesta - (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was tended by vestal virgins; counterpart of Greek Hestia Roman mythology - the mythology of the ancient Romans
	2.	Vesta - the brightest asteroid but the fourth to be discovered

Translations

vesta [ˈvestə] N → cerilla f