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Look up: Pegasus

  1. PEGASUS
    acronym: Current profiling system
    Found on http://cdiac.ornl.gov/pns/acronyms.html#

  2. Pegasus
    [n] - (Greek mythology) immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa 2. [n] - a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Pegasus
    English name: Pegasus. Genitive name: Pegasi. Visibility: Visible from the UK See TABLE 20: THE CONSTELLATIONS.
    Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom

  4. Pegasus
    The constellation Pegasus. Genitive name: Pegasi. Visibility: Visible from the UK See TABLE 20: THE CONSTELLATIONS.
    Found on http://www.delscope.demon.co.uk/astronom

  5. Pegasus
    In Greek mythology, the winged horse that sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa when she was decapitated by the hero Perseus. He carried noun [ Latin , from Greek ....] 1. (Gr. Myth.) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the body of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to s...
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  6. pegasus
    1. A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the body of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount Helicon. On this account he is, in modern times, associated with the Muses, and with ideas of po...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  7. Pegasus
    noun a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Andromeda and Pisces
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. Pegasus
    noun (Greek mythology) the immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of highflying imagination
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. Pegasus
    • (n.) A northen constellation near the vernal equinoctial point. Its three brightest stars, with the brightest star of Andromeda, form the square of Pegasus. • (n.) A genus of small fishes, having large pectoral fins, and the body covered with hard, bony plates. Several species are known ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. Pegasus
    (from the article `launch vehicle`) ...to launch lighter spacecraft at a lower overall cost (although not necessarily a lower cost per kilogram), though they have not found a wide ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/35

  11. pegasus
    (from the article `coin`) ...where similar currency was produced in the islands. Ambition and pride stimulated two neighbouring powers to strike their own coins. Corinth with ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/35

  12. Pegasus
    in Greek mythology, a winged horse that sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa as she was beheaded by the hero Perseus. With Athena`s (or ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/35

  13. Pegasus
    any of a series of three U.S. scientific satellites launched in 1965. These spacecraft were named for the winged horse in Greek mythology because of ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/35

  14. Pegasus
    HMS Pegasus was a British aircraft of 6900 tons displacement carried originally built as HMS Ark Royal in 1914. HMS Pegasus was designed as a seaplane carrier, and was later converted before the Second World War for experimental work with aircraft landing rafts and catapults. HMS Pegasus carried a c...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  15. Pegasus
    1. (networking, product) A product to support Internet searches, electronic mail, and Usenet news. [Details? Addesss?] (1997-07-14) 2. (project) An open source project run by The Open Group which implements a Common Information Model (CIM) Object Manager. Pegasus Home (http://openpegasus.org/). (2003-06-07)
    Found on http://foldoc.org/Pegasus

  16. Pegasus
    Pegasus (peg'usus) , in astronomy, northern constellation lying SW of Andromeda and SE of Cygnus. It is named for the mythological winged horse Pegasus. The constellation is easily recognized by the Great Square formed by the bright stars Markab (Alpha Pegasi) at the southwest corner, Scheat (Be...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08380

  17. Pegasus
    Pegasus, in Greek mythology, winged horse that carries the thunderbolt of Zeus. He sprang full-grown from the neck of the dying Gorgon Medusa. With a slash of his hoof, he created the Hippocrene, a sacred spring of the Muses on Mt. Helicon. Hence, he has often been associated with the arts, especial...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/ent/A08380

  18. Pegasus
    Pegasus is an ancient Greek northern constellation, situated south-east of Andromeda. The three brightest stars of Pegasus form a square with Andromeda, called the square of Pegasus. The constellation, which is named for the winged horse of Greek mythology, is usually seen upside down in the sky, wi...
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  19. Pegasus
    Pegasus was the winged horse offspring of Medusa and Poseidon.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  20. Pegasus
    (mythology) In Greek mythology, the winged horse that sprang from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa when she was decapitated by the hero Perseus. He carried Bellerophon in his fight with the chimera, and was later transformed into a constellation. Pegasus was also regarded as a symbol of poetic g...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  21. Pegasus
    (astronomy) A constellation of the northern hemisphere, near Cygnus, represented as the winged horse of Greek mythology
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  22. Pegasus
    `Pegasus` (Greek Πήγασος/Pegasos, Latin Pegasus) is one of the best known fantastical as well as mythological creatures in Greek mythology. He is a winged divine horse, usually white in color. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the G...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus

  23. Pegasus
    (constellation) , genitive | symbolism = the Winged Horse / Pegasus | RA = 23 | dec= +20 | family = Perseus | quadrant = NQ4 | areatotal = 1121 | arearank = 7th | numbermainstars = 9, 17 | numberbfstars = 88 | numberstarsplanets = 9 | numberbrightstars = 5 | numbernearbystars = 3 | brightests...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus

  24. Pegasus
    (disambiguation) In Greek mythology, `Pegasus` was a winged horse sired by Poseidon. `Pegasus` may also refer to: Astronomy and aerospace: Aircraft and air transport: Watercraft: Military operations: Computing: Sport: Fictional characters, places and things: Other uses: See also:
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegasus



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13 February 2012

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