Definitions
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- noun Greek mythology One of a race of
monsters having a head, trunk, and arms of aman , and the body and legs of ahorse . - noun A skillful
horseman or horsewoman. - noun rocketry A U.S. upper
stage , with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with anAtlas orTitan booster to launchsatellites andprobes . - noun astronomy An icy
planetoid that orbits the Sun betweenJupiter andNeptune
Etymologies
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The name Centaur, which so much resembles the Greek verb κεντέω, ‘to spur,’ we fancy gave origin to the fiction.
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If the data match, scientists will be able to say with a good deal of certainty that Phoebe is indeed a "Centaur" -- an asteroid that has migrated from the Kuiper Belt into the inner solar system.
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Via Technologies Inc., meanwhile, is already selling low-power chips based on the x86 design used by Intel and Advanced Micro Devices Inc., and it recently disclosed a new design called Centaur that is expected to compete with Silverthorne.
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This article incorrectly gave the chip's name as Centaur, which is the name of the Via unit that designed the chip.
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An article Monday incorrectly gave the chip's name as Centaur, which is the name of the Via unit that designed the chip.
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Centaur, which is a medley composed of meters of all kinds, we should bring him too under the general term poet.
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Centaur, which is a medley composed of meters of all kinds, we should bring him too under the general term poet.
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While most mythological monsters were despicable characters, the Centaur is the only one with a few redeeming qualities.
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While most mythological monsters were despicable characters, the Centaur is the only one with a few redeeming qualities.
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While most mythological monsters were despicable characters, the Centaur is the only one with a few redeeming qualities.
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