Definitions for Rigel

Rigel Ri·gel

Spelling: [rahy-juh l, -guh l]
IPA: /ˈraɪ dʒəl, -gəl/

Rigel is a 5 letter English word.

You can make 51 anagrams from letters in Rigel (egilr).

Definitions for Rigel

noun

  1. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.

Origin of Rigel

First recorded in 1585-95, Rigel is from the Arabic word rijl foot, so called from its position in the left foot of the figure of Orion

Examples for Rigel

I ran to the side window, only to find my eyes blinded by Rigel's blaze.

Canopus and Deneb, Rigel and Procyon, he would visit them all.

The most advanced culture on Rigel's first planet is to be compared to the Italian cities during Europe's feudalistic era.

But for Rigel the fourth boat picked up might have been run down by the Carpathia.

Smyth mentions Rigel as a test for a 4-inch aperture, with powers of from 80 to 120.

Its name is Rigel (pronounced re´-jel) from an Arabian word meaning "the foot."

The latitude as ascertained by the stars Aldebaran and Rigel was 30 degrees 24 minutes 44 seconds South.

Then we had landed, and almost at the same moment Rigel set.

Sometimes it appears brighter than Rigel, and sometimes less brilliant.

Rip found the constellation Orion and looked at bright Rigel.

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