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Star system in the Centaurus constellation
Alpha Centauri (α Centauri, α Cen, or Alpha Cen) is a star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It consists of three stars: Rigil Kentaurus
Alpha_Centauri
Nearest star to the Solar System
Centauri is a member of the Alpha Centauri star system, being identified as component Alpha Centauri C, and is 2.18° southwest of the Alpha Centauri AB
Proxima_Centauri
Terrestrial planet orbiting the star Proxima Centauri
constellation Centaurus. It can also be referred to as Proxima b, or Alpha Centauri Cb. The host star is the closest star to the Sun, at a distance of about
Proxima_Centauri_b
1999 strategy video game
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri is a 4X video game, considered a spiritual sequel to the Civilization series. Set in a science fiction depiction of the 22nd
Sid_Meier's_Alpha_Centauri
Candidate exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri A
Alpha Centauri Ab (also known as Rigil Kentaurus b, or originally as Candidate 1) is a candidate exoplanet that was first directly imaged around Alpha
Alpha_Centauri_Ab
1971 studio album by Tangerine Dream
Alpha Centauri is the second studio album by German electronic music group Tangerine Dream. It was released in March 1971 by record label Ohr. The music
Alpha_Centauri_(album)
Disproven exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri B
Alpha Centauri Bb (α Cen Bb) was a proposed exoplanet orbiting the K-type main-sequence star Alpha Centauri B (Toliman), located 4.37 light-years from
Alpha_Centauri_Bb
Exoplanet candidate orbiting Proxima Centauri
Proxima Centauri c (also called Proxima c or Alpha Centauri Cc) is a disputed exoplanet candidate, proposed to be orbiting the red dwarf star Proxima
Proxima_Centauri_c
Topics referred to by the same term
Alpha Centauri A, Alpha Centauri B, and Proxima Centauri. Alpha Centauri may also refer to: Alpha Centauri (Doctor Who), an alien in Doctor Who Alpha
Alpha Centauri (disambiguation)
Alpha_Centauri_(disambiguation)
NASA concept for uncrewed probe - possibly a light sail
search for signs of life on planets orbiting stars in and around the Alpha Centauri system. The announcement was at the annual conference of the American
2069_Alpha_Centauri_mission
Topics referred to by the same term
Alpha Centauri b or Alpha Centauri B may refer to: Alpha Centauri B (Toliman), the second largest star in the α Cen trinary system Alpha Centauri Ab,
Alpha_Centauri_b
2014 video game
space in the 23rd century. As a spiritual successor to the 1999 game Alpha Centauri, Beyond Earth shares much of its development team and some concepts
Civilization:_Beyond_Earth
English rock band
Sons of Alpha Centauri (sometimes abbreviated to SOAC) is an English rock band based in Swale, Kent. Founded in 2001 by Nick Hannon and Marlon King, the
Sons_of_Alpha_Centauri
Constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere
Sagittarius). Notable stars include Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the Solar System, its neighbour in the sky Beta Centauri, and HR 5171, one of the
Centaurus
1986 South African military operation in Angola
Operation Alpha Centauri was a South African military operation during the Angolan Civil War and South African Border War to halt an offensive launched
Operation_Alpha_Centauri
American science fiction television series
spacecraft carrying selected families and civilians to colonize the Alpha Centauri planetary system. Before they reach their destination, an alien robot
Lost in Space (2018 TV series)
Lost_in_Space_(2018_TV_series)
occasionally make appearances in science fiction, especially the nearest: the Alpha Centauri system, often portrayed as the destination of the first interstellar
Stars_in_fiction
Interstellar probe project
interstellar probes named Starchip, to be capable of making the journey to the Alpha Centauri star system 4.34 light-years away. It was founded in 2016 by Yuri Milner
Breakthrough_Starshot
Hypothetical travel between stars or planetary systems
of the closest stars to the Sun, Alpha Centauri A (a Sun-like star that is one of two companions of Proxima Centauri), can be pictured by scaling down
Interstellar_travel
Video game series
produced Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, a "space-based Civilization-style game" released in 1999 and published by Electronic Arts. Alpha Centauri uses a game engine
Civilization_(series)
Brightest star in Earth's night sky
the main reason for its brightness, as with other near stars such as Alpha Centauri, Procyon and Vega and in contrast to distant, highly luminous supergiants
Sirius
1972 Doctor Who serial
who take them to the throne room where the delegates are gathered: Alpha Centauri, Arcturus, and Lord Izlyr and Ssorg of the Ice Warriors. The Doctor
The_Curse_of_Peladon
Sub-Earth orbiting Proxima Centauri
to the Sun and part of the Alpha Centauri triple star system. Together with one or two other planets in the Proxima Centauri system, it is the closest
Proxima_Centauri_d
Spacecraft design
starship (about 400 tonnes), intended to fly to and enter orbit around Alpha Centauri B powered by nuclear pulse propulsion. Developed by the US Naval Academy
Project_Longshot
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Alpha Centauri (foaled 28 February 2015) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse. In 2018 she recorded four consecutive Group 1 races, namely the Irish 1,000
Alpha_Centauri_(horse)
Star at the centre of the Solar System
the triple star system Alpha Centauri, which is about 4.4 light-years away and may be in the Local Bubble's G-Cloud. Alpha Centauri A and B are a closely
Sun
German electronic music group
Years (the Ohr logo was a pink ear). Subsequent albums, beginning with Alpha Centauri, relied heavily on electronic instruments. The band's music during the
Tangerine_Dream
Disney media franchise
mid-22nd century on Pandora, a lush habitable moon of a gas giant in the Alpha Centauri star system. Their central conflict is between the indigenous Na'vi
Avatar_(franchise)
Mountain in British Columbia, Canada
Peak. Alpha Centauri lies almost directly opposite of the North Star. "Mount Alpha Centauri". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-01-13. "Mount Alpha Centauri". Peakbagger
Mount_Alpha_Centauri
dwarfs, as well as 4 sub-brown dwarfs. The closest system is Alpha Centauri, with Proxima Centauri as the closest star in that system, at 4.2465 light-years
List_of_nearest_stars
Small number of stars that orbit each other
September 2002) NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Alpha Centauri system (23 March 2003) Alpha Centauri, APOD, 2002 April 25 General news on triple star
Star_system
Video games by developer
"Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2018-04-26. "Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri – Macintosh"
List of games by Firaxis Games
List_of_games_by_Firaxis_Games
1963 novel by Leigh Brackett
Alpha Centauri or Die! is a science fiction novel by American writer Leigh Brackett. The novel is a fixup of two earlier short stories, "The Ark of Mars"
Alpha_Centauri_or_Die!
Spacecraft designed for interstellar travel
light sail spacecraft named StarChip, capable of making the journey to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system, at speeds of 20% and 15% of the speed of light
Starship
Fictional character from the Star Trek universe
"Metamorphosis", Cochrane was presumed dead after disappearing from Alpha Centauri in 2117 (though the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Broken Bow" later
Zefram_Cochrane
Planetary system consisting of the Sun and objects orbiting it
the triple star system Alpha Centauri, which is about 4.4 light-years away and may be in the Local Bubble's G-Cloud. Alpha Centauri A and B are a closely
Solar_System
Science fiction with concern for scientific accuracy
2012–2014)[citation needed] Marathon (1994) Policenauts (1994) Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999) Orbiter (2000) SpaceEngine (2010) Universe Sandbox (2014) Kerbal
Hard_science_fiction
1986 novel by Isaac Asimov
out to have a binary star system. Part VI: Alpha. They arrive at the planet Alpha, which orbits Alpha Centauri and is all ocean except for an island 250
Foundation_and_Earth
Red dwarf star in the constellation Ophiuchus
fourth-nearest-known individual star to the Sun after the three components of the Alpha Centauri system, and is the closest star in the northern celestial hemisphere
Barnard's_Star
Scottish astronomer and mathematician
mathematician noted for being the first person to measure the distance to Alpha Centauri, the major component of the nearest stellar system to Earth, the first
Thomas_Henderson_(astronomer)
Solar System scale model
Alpha Centauri, the Sun's closest neighboring star, at the ʻImiloa Astronomy Center in the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. The addition of the Alpha Centauri
Sagan_Planet_Walk
1974 science fiction board wargame
StarForce: Alpha Centauri, subtitled "Interstellar Conflict in the 25th Century", is a science fiction board wargame published by Simulations Publications
StarForce:_Alpha_Centauri
Fictional planet in the Avatar franchise
Pandora is a natural satellite of the gas giant Polyphemus, which orbits Alpha Centauri A in the fictional universe of Avatar. Due to the atmospheric composition
Pandora_(Avatar)
2008 science fiction novel by Liu Cixin
Trisolaris is revealed to be a planet orbiting the ternary star system of Alpha Centauri. Because of the three-body problem, the three stars' movements (and
The Three-Body Problem (novel)
The_Three-Body_Problem_(novel)
Telescope
exoplanets via the astrometry method, and specifically targeting the Alpha Centauri system. TOLIMAN will focus on stars within 10 parsecs (32.6 light years)
TOLIMAN
posit that Cochrane was from Alpha Centauri originally, and that a sub-warp ship the UNSS Icarus arrived at Alpha Centauri in 2048 to find he had discovered
Timeline_of_Star_Trek
Stellar classification
Sun, other well-known examples of G-type main-sequence stars include Alpha Centauri, Tau Ceti, and 51 Pegasi. The term yellow dwarf is a misnomer, because
G-type_main-sequence_star
Red dwarf in the constellation Leo
one of the nearest stars to the Sun with only the Alpha Centauri system (including Proxima Centauri), Barnard's Star, and the brown dwarfs Luhman 16 (WISE
Wolf_359
Science-based program founded in 2015
aims to identify and characterize Earth-sized, rocky planets around Alpha Centauri and other stars within 20 light years of Earth. Breakthrough plans to
Breakthrough_Initiatives
Space probe that can travel out of the Solar System
light-years). This point is close to the nearest known star system, Alpha Centauri, located 4.36 light years away. Although the probes will be under the
Interstellar_probe
Space propulsion method using Sun radiation
the Alpha Centauri system, the ISV Venture Star, uses solar sails as a means of propulsion to accelerate the vehicle away from the Earth towards Alpha Centauri
Solar_sail
Star in the constellation Ursa Major
parsecs) away it is one of the stars nearest to the Solar System; only the Alpha Centauri system, Barnard's Star, Wolf 359, and the brown dwarfs Luhman 16 and
Lalande_21185
List of largest planets by size
Pierre; Thevenin, Frederic (March 15, 2003). "A family portrait of the Alpha Centauri system: VLT interferometer studies the nearest stars with its hue shifted
List_of_largest_exoplanets
American television series (1965–1968)
five-and-a-half-year journey to an Earth-like planet orbiting the star Alpha Centauri. The show's ensemble cast focused on the Robinson family, which also
Lost_in_Space
American videogame designer
selling games including Civilization II, Rise of Nations, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, and FrontierVille. He has also founded or co-founded three game companies
Brian Reynolds (game designer)
Brian_Reynolds_(game_designer)
1991 video game
the Alpha Centauri star system. Firaxis' 2014 game Civilization: Beyond Earth, although bearing the name of the main series, is a reimagining of Alpha Centauri
Civilization_(video_game)
Discontinued US research program on the viability of nuclear pulse propulsion
first analysis of what kinds of Orion missions were possible to reach Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the Sun. His 1968 paper "Interstellar Transport"
Project Orion (nuclear propulsion)
Project_Orion_(nuclear_propulsion)
American game programmer and designer (born 1954)
the primary designer behind Sid Meier's Civilization II, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, and Sid Meier's Colonization, while Jeff Briggs designed Sid Meier's
Sid_Meier
probability of finding a habitable planet around Alpha Centauri A or B at roughly 75%. Alpha Centauri is the target of several exoplanet-finding missions
List of nearest terrestrial exoplanet candidates
List_of_nearest_terrestrial_exoplanet_candidates
Potential conditions for extraterrestrial life in binary star systems
The habitable zone for Alpha Centauri A extends, conservatively estimated, from 1.37 to 1.76 au and that of Alpha Centauri B from 0.77 to 1.14 au—well
Habitability of binary star systems
Habitability_of_binary_star_systems
Sun Slift Slo Burn Sofa King Killer Solace Somali Yacht Club Sons of Alpha Centauri Sons of Otis Spirit Caravan Spiritual Beggars Stoned Jesus Stonefield
List of stoner rock and metal bands
List_of_stoner_rock_and_metal_bands
2010 studio album by Noisia
July 2010), which has been remixed by Bar9 and Ed Rush & Optical, and "Alpha Centauri", which has been remixed by Excision & Datsik. Some of the songs were
Split_the_Atom
American musician (born 1969)
Love" in late 2012. In August 2021, UK stoner/post-rock band Sons of Alpha Centauri released their latest album Push featuring Jonah as guest vocalist on
Jonah_Matranga
Binary brown dwarf system in the constellation Vela
Star in 1916, and the third-closest-known system to the Sun (after the Alpha Centauri system and Barnard's Star). The primary is of spectral type L7.5 and
Luhman_16
Triple star system in the constellation Centaurus
the Southern Cross. A line made from the other pointer, Alpha Centauri, through Beta Centauri leads to within a few degrees of Gacrux, the star at the
Beta_Centauri
American rock band
of Alpha Centauri (H42 Records, 51/73 2014) Split 7" with Sons of Alpha Centauri (H42 Records, Six/66 2015) Split 7" with Sons of Alpha Centauri (H42
Karma_to_Burn
Septuple star system in the constellation Crux
southernmost first-magnitude star, 2.3 degrees more southerly than Alpha Centauri. This system is located at a distance of 348 light-years (106.7 parsecs)
Acrux
1974 novel by M. John Harrison
The Centauri Device is the third novel by English author M. John Harrison. The novel, originally conceived as an "anti-space opera" would ultimately go
The_Centauri_Device
1996 turn-based strategy video game
Meier's Alpha Centauri. Test of Time has a new palette and user interface, and new features such as animated units, a playable Alpha Centauri to settle
Civilization_II
Brightest star in the constellation Aquila
night sky. It has the Bayer designation Alpha Aquilae, which is Latinised from α Aquilae and abbreviated Alpha Aql or α Aql. Altair is an A-type main-sequence
Altair
strongest evidence to date of the hypothetical Alpha Centauri Ab, a gas giant orbiting Alpha Centauri A. 8 August – Researchers at the University of Adelaide
2025_in_science
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Centauri or centauri in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Centauri may refer to: Centauri Production, a Czech computer games company acquired by
Centauri
American novelist and screenwriter (1915–1978)
book Alpha Centauri or Die! "Mars Minus Bisha" (Planet Stories, January 1954) "Runaway" (Startling Stories, Spring 1954) "Teleportress of Alpha C" (Planet
Leigh_Brackett
Dutch guitarist (born 1946)
Mini Album (Akkernet 2000) Live in Viersen & Leverkusen 2001 - DVD (Alpha Centauri Entertainment 2003) C. U. (Coast to Coast, 2003) I'm In The Mood - Live
Jan_Akkerman
Fictional universe created by Isaac Asimov
of Ulysses; all of these others are captured asteroids. Alpha It orbits the star Alpha Centauri A (only 4.2 light-years from Sol[clarification needed])
Foundation_universe
1970 studio album by Tangerine Dream
Dominique (6 February 2003). "Tangerine Dream: Electronic Meditation/Alpha Centauri". Pitchfork. Brenholts, Jim. "Tangerine Dream – Electronic Meditation"
Electronic_Meditation
Franchise of video games and media
Firaxis Games in 1996. Firaxis created a spin-off title, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri (1999), but did not have the rights to the "Civilization" name. MicroProse
List_of_Civilization_media
Sterne bei α Centauri", Astronomische Nachrichten, volume 206, 1918 Bibcode:1918AN....206...97H Harold L. Aden, "Alpha and Proxima Centauri", Astronomical
List_of_star_extremes
Benedict, G. Fritz (2021-07-01). "Precision Millimeter Astrometry of the Alpha Centauri AB System". The Astronomical Journal. 162 (1): 14. arXiv:2104.10086
List of nearest stars by spectral type
List_of_nearest_stars_by_spectral_type
1996 video game
24th century, the game follows a faction of humans who colonize the Alpha Centauri star system to escape from the Hegemony, a totalitarian Earth government
Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
Terra_Nova:_Strike_Force_Centauri
Star that is particularly similar to the Sun
Williams, D.R. (2004). "Sun Fact Sheet". NASA. Retrieved 2009-06-23. Alpha Centauri A at SIMBAD - Ids - Bibliography - Image. Van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation
Solar_analog
Genre of strategy-based video and board games
fell into difficulties. Sid Meier's Firaxis Games released Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri in 1999 to critical acclaim, but the game fell short of commercial expectations
4X
Changed position of star vs background
first successful parallax measurements in 1832–1838, for the stars Alpha Centauri, Vega, and 61 Cygni. Stellar parallax is so small that it was unobservable
Stellar_parallax
make a detectable contribution. For example, the binary star system Alpha Centauri has the total or combined magnitude of −0.27, while its two component
List_of_brightest_stars
Index of articles associated with the same name
star a Centauri, V761 Centauri, a variable star α Centauri, Alpha Centauri α1 Centauri, Alpha Centauri A (HD 128620) α2 Centauri, Alpha Centauri B (HD
A_Centauri
Daughter of 5th Baron Harlech, girlfriend of Eric Clapton
was involved in various charity projects. One such was called 'Circus Alpha Centauri' which mounted concerts in London at Christmas 1967 to raise money for
Alice_Ormsby-Gore
; Lopez, B.; Morel, P.; Provost, J. (June 2003). "The diameters of alpha Centauri A and B. A comparison of the asteroseismic and VINCI/VLTI views". Astronomy
List_of_exoplanet_extremes
2017 Doctor Who episode
Warriors. To assist the Ice Warriors, the Doctor covertly contacts Alpha Centauri, a representative of the Galactic Federation he first met in his third
Empress_of_Mars
Brightest star in the constellation of Carina
observers in his 1592 work Tractatus de Globis, along with Achernar and Alpha Centauri, noting: "Now, therefore, there are but three Stars of the first magnitude
Canopus
Japanese manga writer (born 1976)
(心配怪盗 NO FACE) (with Katsunori Matsui; 2011) Alpha Centauri Dōbutsuen (αケンタウリ動物園; lit. "Alpha Centauri Zoo") (with Katsunori Matsui; 2014) Kobushi Zamurai
Riichiro_Inagaki
2007 studio album by Sons of Alpha Centauri
Sons of Alpha Centauri is the debut studio album by English instrumental rock band Sons of Alpha Centauri. It was released on 26 November 2007 by Sound
Sons of Alpha Centauri (album)
Sons_of_Alpha_Centauri_(album)
1974 British Doctor Who sci-fi TV serial
the Galactic Federation, and is pleased to find a familiar face in Alpha Centauri, the Federation Ambassador. The Queen knows of the Doctor from her father
The_Monster_of_Peladon
Interstellar cloud located next to the Local Interstellar Cloud
G-Cloud. The G-Cloud contains the stars Alpha Centauri (a triple star system that includes Proxima Centauri), Altair, and possibly others. It is unknown
G-Cloud
Single yellow-hued star in the constellation Cetus
systems to the Sun and the next-closest spectral class-G star after Alpha Centauri A. The radial velocity of a star is the component of its motion that
Tau_Ceti
Active galactic nucleus (AGN) containing a supermassive black hole
brightest in their rest-frame ultraviolet wavelength of 121.6 nm Lyman-alpha emission line of hydrogen, but due to the tremendous redshifts of these
Quasar
System of two stars orbiting each other
Beta Lyrae), but also hundreds of thousands of years (Proxima Centauri around Alpha Centauri AB). The Applegate mechanism explains long term orbital period
Binary_star
English actress (1925–2024)
The Curse of Peladon – Voice of Alpha Centauri Doctor Who, 1974, The Monster of Peladon – Voice of Alpha Centauri Doctor Who, 1974, Planet of the Spiders
Ysanne_Churchman
How large a sphere or circle appears
The angular diameter of the Sun is also about 250,000 times that of Alpha Centauri A (it has about the same diameter and the distance is 250,000 times
Angular_diameter
Hypothetical spacecraft propulsion through continuous nuclear explosions for thrust
but even using LiD fuel it would be able to reach neighboring star Alpha Centauri in 100 years (approx. velocity of 13,411 km/s, at a distance of 4.5
Nuclear_pulse_propulsion
Star Trek interplanetary government
Terra), Vulcan, Tellar, Andor, and Alpha Centauri. Some non-canon works assert that founding member Alpha Centauri is home to a human race (transplanted
United_Federation_of_Planets
ALPHA CENTAURI
ALPHA CENTAURI
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American, British, English, Greek
Healer; With Healing Power
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Arabic
Respectable
Girl/Female
Indian
Loving
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Greek American
Firstbom.' The first letter of the Greek alphabet.
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu
Little; Collection of Many Small Things
Boy/Male
Hindu
First letter of the greek alphabet
Boy/Male
African, Australian, Chinese, French, Latin, Swedish
First Letter of the Greek Alphabet; Leader
Girl/Female
Tamil
Little
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Indian
Little
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English American
Healer.
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Tamil
First letter of the greek alphabet
Male
African
(ox); the first letter of the Greek alphabet.
ALPHA CENTAURI
ALPHA CENTAURI
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Biblical
Nourishment, or weapons, of the Lord.
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Indian, Telugu
Live; Alive
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British, English
Elf Power
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Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sikh, Traditional
Love of God's Feet
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Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil
Tamil King
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Indian
Knowledge person, Wise, Scholarly, Omniscient, Learned
Male
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English surname transferred to forename use, ACTON means "oak tree settlement."Â
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American, Australian, Basque, Chinese, French, German, Latin, Spanish, Teutonic
Famous Warrior; Renowned Spear-man
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Beautiful
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Close to the Sea
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n.
A five-pointed star, resembling five alphas joined at their bases; -- used as a symbol.
n.
The seed of canary grass (Phalaris Canariensis), used for feeding cage birds.
a.
Implying privation or negation; giving a negative force to a word; as, alpha privative; privative particles; -- applied to such prefixes and suffixes as a- (Gr. /), un-, non-, -less.
n.
Alt. of Alpia
n.
The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning.
n.
A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyrae, or Vega.
n.
A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is usually given to the Erytheraea Centaurium and the Chlora perfoliata of Europe, but is also extended to the whole genus Sabbatia, and even to the unrelated Centaurea.
n.
The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See Alpha.