- a first magnitude star in the constellation Leo.
- Metallurgy.
- the metallic mass that forms beneath the slag at the bottom of the crucible or furnace in smelting ores.
- an impure intermediate product obtained in smelting ores.
- Roman general.
- impure metal forming beneath the slag during the smelting of ores
- Marcus Atilius (ˈmɑːkəs əˈtɪlɪəs). died ?250 bc, Roman general; consul (267; 256). Captured by the Carthaginians in the First Punic War, he was sent to Rome on parole to deliver the enemy's peace terms, advised the Senate to refuse them, and was tortured to death on his return to Carthage
- the brightest star in the constellation Leo. Visual magnitude: 1.3; spectral type: B8; distance: 69 light years
