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Arcturus

[ US /ˌɑɹkˈtɝəs, ˌɑɹkˈtʊɹəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth

How To Use Arcturus In A Sentence

  • Native Americans used both red-osier dogwood bark and leaves of the kinnikinnic (bearberry, Arcturus uva-ursi) as adulterants mixed with native tobacco.
  • The highlight for me that night was Xi Bootes. This colorful double lies about 8 degrees east of Arcturus.
  • There was one pedantic point that really annoyed me about this book: Arcturus is spelt incorrectly throughout, missing the first 'r'. May Books 19) Lord of the Flies, by William Golding
  • In contrast, the sinister aspect of the Mistress (i.e. Baphomet) was celebrated in the Autumn and was linked to the rising of Arcturus, Arcturus itself being related to the sinister male aspect (second sphere of the septenary), later identified with Lucifer/Satan. The Watcher: The New Zealand Voice of the Left Hand Path #7
  • _Arcturus_ -- the only steamer that ever touches here -- the principal amtman, upon perceiving the vessel in the distance, immediately proceeds to organize the army and navy for a grand display. The Land of Thor
  • When he was subsequently liberated by Arcturus Mengsk's Sons of Korhal, an anti-Confederate revolutionary group, Raynor chose to fight alongside them.
  • In his videotaped lectures, Biltz focuses on a star called Arcturus, which is mentioned in the Old Testament Book of Job: "Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south. ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
  • Astronomers have released new evidence to show that a region of stars in our galaxy known as the Arcturus stream is the digested remains of what was once a neighbouring galaxy. Archive 2006-02-01
  • But what is more remarkable, and which shows that this fable cannot be that of a Jew, is, that three constellations are spoken of, which we now call Arcturus, Orion, and the Pleiades. A Philosophical Dictionary
  • Unlike the serene slipstream voyage out from Arcturus, the high-warp voyage to Mu Arae was giving the da Vinci a thorough shaking. Creative Couplings
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