regulus

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noun

An impure metal formed beneath slag during the smelting of ores.

OriginLatin regulus →
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Meanings

regulus1

nounregulus (plural reguli or reguluses)

plural reguli · plural reguluses

  1. An impure metal formed beneath slag during the smelting of ores.

Regulus2

proper noun
  1. astronomyA star in the constellation Leo; alpha (α) Leonis.

Regulus3

proper noun
  1. a Roman cognomen

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alpha leonis

Origin

regulus · noun

  1. Latinregulus
  2. Latinregulus
  3. Englishregulus

Borrowed from Latin regulus.

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Regulus · proper noun

  1. Latinregulus“petty king”
  2. EnglishRegulus

Latin regulus (“petty king”).

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Regulus · proper noun

  1. LatinRegulus
  2. LatinRegulus
  3. EnglishRegulus

Borrowed from Latin Regulus.

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Translations

Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος
  • βασιλίσκος (basilískos)star
Chinese Cantonese 軒轅十四 /轩辕十四
  • 軒轅十四 /轩辕十四 (hin¹ jyun⁴ sap⁶ sei³)star
Chinese Mandarin 軒轅十四 /轩辕十四
  • 軒轅十四 /轩辕十四 (xuānyuán shísì)star
French Régulus
  • Régulusstar
German Regulus
  • Regulusstar
Greek Ρήγουλος
  • Ρήγουλος (Rígoulos)a Roman cognomen
Latin Regulus
  • Regulusa Roman cognomen
Māori Te Kakau
  • Te Kakaustar
Russian Ре́гул, Ре́гул
  • Ре́гул (Régul)star
  • Ре́гул (Régul)a Roman cognomen
Spanish Regulus, Régulo
  • Regulusstar
  • Régulostar
Cite this entry
APA

regulus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regulus

MLA

“regulus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regulus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “regulus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/regulus.

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