VEGA

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

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Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Etymology 2

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.)

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• kappa, tau

Hypernyms

• (measure of derivative price sensitivity): Greeks (includes list of coordinate terms)

Anagrams

• EVGA, gave

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Vega

(star) The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Vega (countable and uncountable, plural Vegas)

A surname.

A small city, the county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States.

Noun

Vega (plural Vegas)

(historical) An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.

Anagrams

• EVGA, gave

Source: Wiktionary

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Ve"ga, n. (Astron.) Etym: [Ar. w, properly, falling: cf. F. Wéga.]

Definition: A brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of those constituting the constellation Lyra.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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