Definition of Aldebaran

1. Noun. The brightest star in Taurus.

Generic synonyms: Binary, Binary Star, Double Star
Group relationships: Taurus

Definition of Aldebaran

1. n. A red star of the first magnitude, situated in the eye of Taurus; the Bull's Eye. It is the bright star in the group called the Hyades.

Definition of Aldebaran

1. Proper noun. (star) A binary star in the constellation Taurus; alpha (?) Tauri. An orange giant, 68 light years from Earth, and one of the brightest stars in the sky. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Aldebaran

1. A red star of the first magnitude, situated in the eye of Taurus; the Bull's Eye. It is the bright star in the group called the Hyades. "Now when Aldebaran was mounted high Above the shiny Cassiopeia's chair." (Spenser) Origin: Ar. Al-debaran, fr. Dabar to follow; so called because this star follows upon the Pleiades. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aldebaran

alcyones
alcyonic
alcyonium
alcyoniums
alcyonoid
alcyonoids
aldactazide
aldadiene
aldaric
aldaric acid
aldaric acids
aldazine
aldazines
aldea
aldeas
aldebaran (current term)
aldebaranium
aldehol
aldehyde
aldehyde-alcohol
aldehyde-ketone transferases
aldehyde-lyases
aldehyde DPN transhydrogenase
aldehyde TPN transhydrogenase
aldehyde base
aldehyde decarbonylase
aldehyde dehydrogenase
aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD(P)+)
aldehyde dehydrogenase (NAD+)
aldehyde dehydrogenase (acylating)

Literary usage of Aldebaran

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents, Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"Half way between the Pleiades and Orion's belt is aldebaran, an ageing ruddy star. ... 895) on the blackboard showing Orion, aldebaran and the Pleiades, ..."

2. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society by Royal Astronomical Society (1839)
"Orion, Rigel, Procyon, aldebaran, Pollux. On examining the above series, the general order of arrangement (leaving out Orion) is found to be Rigel, Procyon, ..."

3. The Friendly Stars by Martha Evans Martin (1907)
"XI aldebaran THE stars thus far described have a particular connection with the ... They are aldebaran, Betelgeuse, Rigel, Pollux, Procyon, and Sirius. ..."

4. The Happy Princess, and Other Poems by Arthur Davison Ficke (1907)
"II O aldebaran, the red, Casting down thy bloody glow, Burning from the mad Bull's head On the earth so gray below; Wheeling slow above the west When the ..."

5. The Story of the Heavens by Robert Stawell Ball (1885)
"The Constellations—The Great Bear and the Pointers—The Pole Star—Cassiopeia—Andromeda, Pegasus, and Perseus—The Pleiades: Auriga, Capella, aldebaran—Taurus, ..."

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