Arc·tu·rus /ɑrkˈtʊrəs, ˈtjʊr-/
大角星
Arc·tu·rus n. Anat. A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Boötes.
Note: ☞ Arcturus has sometimes been incorrectly used as the name of the constellation, or even of Ursa Major.
Canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons [Rev. Ver.: =\“the Bear with her train”].\= --Job xxxviii. 32.
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Arcturus
n : the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the
constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth
Arcturus
bear-keeper, the name given by the ancients to the brightest
star in the constellation Bootes. In the Authorized Version (Job
9:9; 38:32) it is the rendering of the Hebrew word _'ash_, which
probably designates the constellation the Great Bear. This word
('ash) is supposed to be derived from an Arabic word meaning
night-watcher, because the Great Bear always revolves about the
pole, and to our nothern hemisphere never sets.
Arcturus, a gathering together