Word Meanings - CAPELLA - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga.

Related words: (words related to CAPELLA)

• AURIGATION
  The act of driving a chariot or a carriage. De Quincey.
• AURIGA
  The Charioteer, or Wagoner, a constellation in the northern hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains the bright star Capella.
• BRILLIANTINE
  1. An oily composition used to make the hair glossy. 2. A dress fabric having a glossy finish on both sides, resembling alpaca but of superior quality.
• AURIGAL
  Of or pertaining to a chariot.
• CONSTELLATION
  1. A cluster or group of fixed stars, or dvision of the heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some animal, or of some mythologial personage, within whose imaginary outline, as traced upon the heavens, the group is included.
• BRILLIANTNESS
  Brilliancy; splendor; glitter.
• BRILLIANT
  sparkle , fr. L. beryllus a 1. Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star. 2. Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration; splended; shining; as, brilliant talents. Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal
• BRILLIANTLY
  In a brilliant manner.
• SUBCONSTELLATION
  A subordinate constellation. Sir T. Browne.