Capella
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Ca·pel·la
(kə-pĕl′ə)n.
A binary star in Auriga, the brightest star in the constellation, approximately 46 light years from Earth.
[Latin, diminutive of caper, goat.]
Capella
(kəˈpɛlə)n
(Celestial Objects) the brightest star in the constellation Auriga; it is a yellow giant and a spectroscopic binary. Visual magnitude: 0.08; spectral type: G6III and G2III; distance: 42 light years
[C17: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of capra she-goat, from caper goat]
Ca•pel•la
(kəˈpɛl ə)n.
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Auriga.
[1675–85; < Latin: literally, she-goat, diminutive of capra she-goat]
Ca·pel·la
(kə-pĕl′ə) A binary star in the constellation Auriga. It is one of the brightest stars in the night sky.
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| Noun | 1. | Capella - the brightest star in Auriga Auriga, Charioteer - a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way |
| 2. |  Capella - snipes bird genus - a genus of birds family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae - sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers Gallinago gallinago, whole snipe - common snipe of Eurasia and Africa Gallinago gallinago delicata, Wilson's snipe - American snipe Gallinago media, great snipe, woodcock snipe - Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe |