Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, between Pegasus and Aquila.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An ancient northern constellation, supposed to represent a horse's head. It lies west of the head of Pegasus, and its brightest star is of the fourth magnitude. Also
Equiculus . - noun [lowercase] In Roman antiquity, a kind of rack used for extorting confessions from suspected or accused persons.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun astronomy The second smallest
constellation of thenorthern sky, said to resemble a littlehorse . It lies west of the constellationAquarius .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Equuleus.
Examples
-
Joe DiMenna, patron of the team Equuleus, has two fields; Michael Borrico has a small field in East Hampton, where the Certified boys hone their game.
Nacho! Polo! 2009
-
Joe DiMenna, patron of the team Equuleus, has two fields; Michael Borrico has a small field in East Hampton, where the Certified boys hone their game.
Nacho! Polo! 2009
-
Ptolemy in Taurus -- as a separate constellation, but he has no constellation of _Equuleus_.
The Astronomy of the Bible An Elementary Commentary on the Astronomical References of Holy Scripture 1889
-
To the right of Equuleus, towards the west-south-west is the constellation Delphinus.
-
Towards the right of [epsilon] Pegasi and lower down are seen the three fourth-magnitude stars which mark the constellation Equuleus.
-
Kitalpha (qit'ah al-faras) ` Part of the Mare 'in const. of Equuleus.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.