Summer Triangle

proper noun

A bright asterism of the northern summer sky. Its corners are the three 1st-magnitude stars Altair (α Aql), Deneb (α Cyg), and Vega (α Lyr).

Similar
Great Triangle
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Meanings

proper nounthe Summer Triangle
  1. astronomyA bright asterism of the northern summer sky. Its corners are the three 1st-magnitude stars Altair (α Aql), Deneb (α Cyg), and Vega (α Lyr).

    Synonyms: Great Triangle

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA bright asterism of the northern summer sky. Its corners are the three 1st-magnitude stars Altair (α Aql), Deneb (α Cyg), and Vega (α Lyr).

Similar
Great Triangle
Also see
great triangle

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 夏季大三角
  • 夏季大三角 (Xiàjì Dàsānjiǎo)asterism
Finnish Kesäkolmio
  • Kesäkolmioasterism
French Triangle d'été
  • Triangle d'étéasterism
German Sommerdreieck
  • Sommerdreieckasterism
Italian Triangolo Estivo
  • Triangolo Estivoasterism
Japanese 夏の大三角形
  • 夏の大三角形asterism
Russian Ле́тне-осе́нний треуго́льник
  • Ле́тне-осе́нний треуго́льник (Létne-osénnij treugólʹnik)asterism
Cite this entry
APA

Summer Triangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Summer%20Triangle

MLA

“Summer Triangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Summer%20Triangle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Summer Triangle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Summer%20Triangle.

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