Procyon Definition

prōsē-ŏn
noun
A binary star, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor: magnitude, 0.4
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Procyon

Origin of Procyon

  • Latin Procyōn from Greek Prokuōn pro- before pro–2 kuōn dog kwon- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Procyon Sentence Examples

  • Thus it is found that Procyon gives about three times as much light as the sun in proportion to its mass, Sirius about sixteen times, and Orionis more than ten thousand times.

  • The " Procyon " or calcium stars form a transition between Type I.

  • These are the white stars, and the most prominent examples are Sirius, Vega and Procyon.

  • Then follows a gradual absorption of first the helium and then the hydrogen, the photosphere grows continually cooler, and the star passes successively through the stages exemplified by Sirius, Procyon, the Sun, Arcturus and Antares.

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PPRPRO

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NONYON

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