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Vela
Ve·la / ˈvēlə; ˈvā-/ Astron. a southern constellation (the Sails), lying partly in the Milky Way between Carina and Pyxis and originally considered part of Argo. ∎ [as genitive] (Ve·lo·rum / vēˈlôrəm/ ) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Gamma Velorum. |
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"Vela." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vela." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vela.html "Vela." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vela.html |
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Vela
Vela (abbr. Vel, gen. Velorum) A constellation of the southern sky, representing the sails of the ship Argo Navis. Gamma Velorum is a wide double star of magnitudes 1.8 and 4.3, the brighter of which is the brightest known Wolf–Rayet star. The constellation contains the Gum Nebula and the Vela Pulsar.
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"Vela." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vela." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Vela.html "Vela." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Vela.html |
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vela
ve·la / ˈvēlə/ • plural form of velum. |
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"vela." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "vela." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vela005.html "vela." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-vela005.html |
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