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Alcor

[ al-kawr ]

Astronomy.
  1. a star, the fifth-magnitude companion of Mizar in the handle of the Big Dipper.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Alcor1

Perhaps < Arabic al-khawr the low ground
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Example Sentences

Though it was the longtime leader in cryonics, Alcor was still a small nonprofit.

To be able to see Alcor with the naked eye means that one has excellent eyesight.

A person with good eyesight can see quite near to it a fifth magnitude star, known under the name of Alcor.

Alcor is indeed distant from Mizar by about one-third the apparent diameter of the moon, yet no one would think so!

The naked eye perceives near it a smaller star, named Alcor.

Just above it is a very small star that astronomers call Alcor, or the rider.

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