Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Alpha Ceti, a red giant star in the constellation of Cetus
Etymologies
- Arabic منخر (mankhar, "nostril (i.e. of the whale)"). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Its name is Menkar, and this 2nd magnitude orange giant is slowly using up its nuclear fuel and gaining mass.”
Weekend SkyWatcher's Forecast – November 13-15, 2009 | Universe Today
“Bobby Harper spent his childhood stalking the caves of Epsilon Indi V, playing with the raincats of Menkar VII, building castles in the purple sands of Beta Algenib III, and helping his mother catalogue the artifacts of over a thousand cultures within and beyond the Federation.”
“The star Menkar in the Whale's jaw denoted sickness, disgrace, and ill-fortune, with danger from great beasts.”
“These were Aries and Menkar; while the two feet of the Centaur, both fine circumpolar stars, were so steadily reflected in the placid stream that I obtained by that means the altitude of both BELOW THE POLE.”
Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2
“Thought forgotten wavelets wiggling out past Menkar and Deneb.”
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