CENTAUR

Centaurus, Centaur

(noun) a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross

centaur

(noun) (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

{ME}; Latin Centaurus; Greek (Kentauros); (Eng. usg. ca. 14c)

Noun

Centaur (plural Centaurs)

(Greek mythology) One of a race of monsters having a head, torso, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. Often depicted as rowdy drunkards, with Chiron being a notable exception.

A skillful horseman or horsewoman.

(rocketry) A U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with an Atlas or Titan booster to launch satellites and probes.

(astronomy) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune

Anagrams

• near cut, traunce, uncrate, untrace

Etymology

Noun

centaur (plural centaurs)

(Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.

Synonym: hippocentaur

(astronomy, also, capitalised) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune.

(chess) A chess-playing team comprising a human player and a computer who work together.

Anagrams

• near cut, traunce, uncrate, untrace

Source: Wiktionary

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Cen"taur, n. Etym: [L. centaurus, Gr.

1. (Class. Myth.)

Definition: A fabulous being, represented as half man and half horse.

2. (Astron.)

Definition: A constellation in the southern heavens between Hydra and the Southern Cross.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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