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Boötes

[ boh-oh-teez ]

noun

, Astronomy.
, genitive Bo·ö·tis [boh-, oh, -tis].
  1. the Herdsman, a northern constellation between Ursa Major and Serpens, containing the bright star Arcturus.


Boötes

/ bəʊˈəʊtiːz /

noun

  1. a constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Ursa Major and containing the first magnitude star Arcturus
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Boötes

/ bō-ōtēz /

  1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Virgo and Corona Borealis. It contains the bright star Arcturus. Boötes (the Plowman or Herdsman) is one of the earliest recorded constellations.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Boötes1

1650–60; < Latin < Greek Boṓtēs literally, ox-driver
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Boötes1

C17: via Latin from Greek: ploughman, from boōtein to plough, from bous ox
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Example Sentences

Both the Big Ring and the Giant Arc appear relatively close together, near the constellation of Bootes the Herdsman.

From BBC

In its center sit the Bootes superclusters, two collections of about a dozen galaxy clusters, while the bubble’s edges include other monumental cosmic structures, such as the Sloan Great Wall, the CfA2 Great Wall and the Hercules Supercluster.

From this map emerged a ring 1 billion light-years wide, its circumference dotted with galaxies and connected to cosmic filaments, and its interior empty aside from a galaxy supercluster called the Boötes Supercluster in its center.

And I do have stellar favorites, which I always look for first after stepping outside: Vega, high up in the constellation Lyra, Arcturus in Boötes and Antares in Scorpius, to name just a few.

The year starts with the Quadrantid meteor shower, named after Quadrans Muralis, an archaic constellation that modern astronomers lump in with the constellation known as Boötes.

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