Vela (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. plural of velum.
noun, genitive Ve·lo·rum [vee-lawr-uhm, -lohr-, vey-] /viˈlɔr əm, -ˈloʊr-, veɪ-/ for 1. Astronomy.
  1. the Sail, a southern constellation: one of the subordinate constellations into which Argo is divided.
  2. one of a series of reconnaissance satellites designed to detect nuclear explosions.
noun Latin genitive Velorum (viːˈlɔːrəm)
  1. a constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Puppis and Carina and crossed by the Milky Way, that has four second-magnitude stars and a young bright pulsar
Vela (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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