Meanings
- astronomyA second-magnitude quadruple star, telescopically visible as an apparent double star composed of an orange bright giant and a fifth-magnitude blue-white triple star, marking the left foot of the chained woman in the northern constellation of Andromeda.
[This is Alamac in the Alfonsine Tables and 1515 Almagest; Riccioli's Alamak; Flamsteed's Alamech; now Almach, Almak, Almaack, and Almaac or Almaak; all from Al 'Anāḳ al 'Arḍ, a small predatory animal of Arabia, similar to a badger, and popularly known there as Al Barīd.]
1899, Richard Hinckley Allen, Star-Names and Their Meanings, New York: G. E. Stechert, page 36 - specificallyastronomyThe brightest star of the aforementioned star system.
Synonyms: γ Andromedae, γ And, Gamma Andromedae, γ1 Andromedae
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe brightest star of the aforementioned star system.
Origin
- Arabicالعَنَاقُ الأَرْض“caracal, desert lynx”
- EnglishAlmach
From Arabic العَنَاقُ الأَرْض (al-ʕanāqu l-ʔarḍ, “caracal, desert lynx”).
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Almach. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Almach
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