Vega
(noun) the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Vega, Lope de Vega, Lope Felix de Vega Carpio
(noun) prolific Spanish playwright (1562-1635)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vega (plural vegas)
(Latin America, Philippines) An open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco.
Perhaps chosen arbitrarily as a word beginning with "v" (for "volatility") that sounds as if it could be a Greek letter (like the related risk parameters "delta", "gamma" etc.)
vega (plural vegas)
(finance) A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.
• kappa, tau
• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)
• EVGA, gave
Vega
(star) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (Ī±) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Vega (countable and uncountable, plural Vegas)
A surname.
A small city, the county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States.
Vega (plural Vegas)
(historical) An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.
• EVGA, gave
Source: Wiktionary
Ve"ga, n. (Astron.) Etym: [Ar. w, properly, falling: cf. F. WĆ©ga.]
Definition: A brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of those constituting the constellation Lyra.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; āa critical readingā; āa critical dissertationā; āa critical analysis of Melvilleās writingsā
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
