Proxima Centauri Definition

prŏksə-mə sĕn-tôrē
noun
A red dwarf star near Alpha Centauri: magnitude, 11: at a distance of c. 4.22 light-years, it is the closest star to the sun.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • proxima
pronoun

(astronomy) A red dwarf star, part of the Alpha Centauri system. It is the nearest star to Earth's solar system.

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Origin of Proxima Centauri

  • New Latin Proxima Centaurī Latin proxima feminine of proximus nearest proximate Centaurī genitive of Centaurus centaur, Centaurus centaur

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

  • From Latin proximus (“nearest, next") and centaurÄ« (“of the constellation Centaurus")

    From Wiktionary

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