vela

Ve·la

 (vē′lə, vā′-)

n.

A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Pyxis and Carina.

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[Latin vēla, pl. of vēlum, sail (so called because it formed the sails of the formerly recognized constellation Argo Navis, considered to represent Jason's ship, the Argo ).]

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ve·la

 (vē′lə)

n.

Plural of velum.

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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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ve•la

(ˈvi lə)

n.

pl. of velum.

Ve•la

(ˈvi lə, ˈveɪ-)

n. gen. Ve•lo•rum (viˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr-, veɪ-)

the Sail, a southern constellation.

[< Latin, pl. of vēlum sail]

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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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