Meanings
proper noun
- astronomyA spring constellation of the northern sky (and autumn of the southern sky) with the outline of a centaur. It includes the stars Alpha Centauri (Rigil Kentaurus and Toliman), Proxima Centauri, and Hadar.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκένταυρος“centaur”
- Latincentaurus
- EnglishCentaurus
From Latin centaurus, from Ancient Greek κένταυρος (kéntauros, “centaur”). Doublet of centaur.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Κένταυρος
- Κένταυρος (Kéntauros)spring constellation of the northern sky
Arabic الْقُنْطُور
- الْقُنْطُور (al-qunṭūr)spring constellation of the northern sky
Catalan Centaure
- Centaurespring constellation of the northern sky
Chinese Cantonese 半人馬座 /半人马座
- 半人馬座 /半人马座 (bun³ jan⁴ maa⁵ zo⁶)spring constellation of the northern sky
Chinese Mandarin 半人馬座 /半人马座
- 半人馬座 /半人马座 (Bànrénmǎzuò)spring constellation of the northern sky
Dutch Centaur
- Centaurspring constellation of the northern sky
Esperanto Centaŭro
- Centaŭrospring constellation of the northern sky
Finnish Kentauri
- Kentaurispring constellation of the northern sky
French Centaure
- Centaurespring constellation of the northern sky
German Zentaur
- Zentaurspring constellation of the northern sky
Greek Κένταυρος
- Κένταυρος (Kéntavros)spring constellation of the northern sky
Hindi नरतुरंग तारामंडल
- नरतुरंग तारामंडल (narturaṅg tārāmaṇḍal)spring constellation of the northern sky
Irish an Ceinteár
- an Ceinteárspring constellation of the northern sky
Italian Centauro
- Centaurospring constellation of the northern sky
Japanese ケンタウルス座
- ケンタウルス座 (Kentaurusu-za)spring constellation of the northern sky
Korean 센타우루스자리
- 센타우루스자리 (Sentauruseujari)spring constellation of the northern sky
Malay Centaurus
- Centaurusspring constellation of the northern sky
Polish Centaur
- Centaurspring constellation of the northern sky
Portuguese Centauro
- Centaurospring constellation of the northern sky
Russian Центавр
- Центавр (Centavr)spring constellation of the northern sky
Spanish Centaurus
- Centaurusspring constellation of the northern sky
Turkish Erboğa
- Erboğaspring constellation of the northern sky
Cite this entry
APA
Centaurus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Centaurus
MLA
“Centaurus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Centaurus. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Centaurus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Centaurus.
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