1) Constellation 2) Constellation for Orpheus 3) Constellation near cygnus 4) Constellation with Vega 5) Constellation 6) Constellation, Lyre 7) French girl name 8) Glockenspiel 9) GMA Network drama series 10) Harp constellation 11) Harp of the sky 12) Harp on high 13) Harp-shaped constellation 14) Heavenly harp
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1) Harp
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LYRA (Lyman Alpha Radiometer) is the solar UV radiometer on board Proba-2, a European Space Agency technology demonstration satellite that was launched on November 2, 2009. LYRA has been designed and manufactured by a Belgian-Swiss-German consortium (ROB-SIDC, PMOD/WRC, IMOMEC, CSL, MPS and BISA) with additional international collaborations (Japan...
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Lyra (ə; Latin for lyre, from Greek λύρα) is a small constellation. It is one of 48 listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and is one of the 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union. Its principal star, Vega (Abhijit in Sanskrit), a corner of the Summer Triangle, is one of the brightest stars in the sky. Beg...
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[Chinese astronomy] According to traditional Chinese uranography, the modern constellation Lyra is located within the northern quadrant of the sky, which is symbolized as the Black Tortoise of the North (北方玄武, Běi Fāng Xuán Wǔ). The name of the western constellation in modern Chinese is 天琴座 (tiān qín zuò), meaning `the ...
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• (n.) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; -- so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain. • (n.) A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyrae, or Vega.
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(from the article `Arion`) ...poet. Upon affirming that he had remained behind, they were suddenly confronted by Arion himself. The sailors confessed and were punished, and ...
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(from the article `lyre`) ...the ancient Greek kithara. Bowl lyres have a rounded body with a curved back—often of tortoiseshell—and a skin belly; the arms are invariably ... ...instrument that came to them from King David; it is used, of course, for sacred music. The smaller lyre, krar (the ancient Greek lyra), has a ... [...
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(abbr. Lyr, gen. Lyrae) The Lyre of Orpheus. Lyra is a small but bright northern constellation located between Cygnus to the east, Hercules to the south and west, and Draco to the north. Aside from its several star attractions, Lyra also boasts the most famous of planetary nebul...
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English name: The Lyre. Genitive name: Lyrae. Visibility: Visible from the UK See TABLE 20: THE CONSTELLATIONS.
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1. <astronomy> A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyrae, or Vega. ... 2. <anatomy> The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain. ... Origin: L. Lyra, Gr. See Lyre. ...
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A stringed musical instrument having a yoke (a crossbar and 2 arms); a lyre. It was made of wood or metal and could have a sound box made out of a turtle shell.
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Ly'ra noun [ Latin
lyra , Greek .... See
Lyre .]
1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a white star of the first magnitude, called
Alpha Lyræ ,
or Vega .
2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the...
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three stringed bowed instrument with a bowl back carved from the solid. Popular in Greece and the balkans. Similar to mediaeval western European Rebec.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lī′ră Definitions: 1. A lyre-shaped structure.
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Lyra is an ancient constellation, situated on the borders of the Milky Way, near Cygnus. Its primitive association with an eagle or vulture survives in the name Vega, its largest star.
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Lyra is a cultivated variety of potato.
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n] - a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco
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a lyre or lute; a stringed instrument.
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noun a small constellation in the northern hemisphere near Cygnus and Draco; contains the star Vega
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Small but prominent constellation of the northern hemisphere, represented as the harp of Orpheus. Its brightest star is Vega. Epsilon Lyrae is a system of four gravitationally linked stars. Beta Lyrae is an eclipsing binary. The Ring nebula, M57, is a planetary nebula
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the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega. · a female given name. · (l.c.) glockenspiel (def. 1).
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Lyra is a French name for girls. The meaning is `foreign, music` The name Lyra is most commonly given to English and Welsh girls. (5 times more often than to American girls.) The name sounds like: Lira, Lara, Lora, Lura, Lyria Similar names are: Lyda, Lyna, Myra, Kyra, Cyra, Lyza, Lysa, Lyla, Tyra
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(Greek: stringed instrument similar to a small harp with a sounding board made from a tortoise shell). Ancient Greece, recitations of lyric poetry and dramatic performances were accompanied by lyre playing; played by being strummed with a plectrum
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