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Webster 1913 Edition
Rigel
Ri′gel
,Noun.
[Ar.
rijl
, properly, foot.] (Astron.)
A fixed star of the first magnitude in the left foot of the constellation Orion.
[Written also
Regel
.] Definition 2024
Rigel
Rigel
See also: riġel
English
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Rigel
- (astronomy) A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
Synonyms
- Algebar, Elgebar
Translations
star