Orion
pronunciation
How to pronounce Orion in British English:
UK [əˈraiən]
How to pronounce Orion in American English:
US [oˈraɪən, əˈraɪ-]
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- Noun:
- (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
- a constellation on the equator east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
Word Origin
- Orion
- bright constellation, late 14c., from Greek Oarion, name of a giant in Greek mythology, loved by Aurora, slain by Artemis, of unknown origin, though some speculate on Akkadian Uru-anna "the Light of Heaven." Another Greek name for the constellation was Kandaon, a title of Ares, god of war, and the star pattern is represented in many cultures as a giant (such as Old Irish Caomai "the Armed King," Old Norse Orwandil, Old Saxon Ebuðrung).
Example
- 1. This iteration of orion is intended for trips to mars or far-off asteroids .
- 2. Five billion dollars have already been spent on orion -- another reason to keep the design .
- 3. Orion was able to open with the help of small business loans and incentives that are creating demand for clean energy technologies .
- 4. A deep image of part of the constellation of orion showing swirling pink clouds of hydrogen and dark clumps of interstellar dust .
- 5. The orion nebula is a " stellar nursery , " where thousands of new stars are being born .