Meanings
vega1
vega2
plural vegas
- countableuncountablebusinessA measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.
Vega3
- astronomyThe brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
Vega4
plural Vegas
- countableuncountableA surname from Spanish.
- countableuncountableA small city, the county seat of Oldham County, Texas, United States.
plural Vegas
- historicalAn automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.
Origin
vega · noun
- Spanishvega
- Englishvega
From Spanish vega.
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Full word history & related roots →vega · noun
An invented word perhaps chosen to begin with "v" (for "volatility") and to sound as if it could be a Greek letter (like the related parameters "delta", "gamma" etc.)
Full word history & related roots →Vega · proper noun
- Arabicوَاقِع“falling”
- EnglishVega
From Medieval Latin, from Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”). The active participle وَاقِع (wāqiʕ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʕa, “fall, drop, tumble, alight, pounce”).
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Full word history & related roots →Vega · proper noun, noun
- Spanishvega
- Spanishvega
- EnglishVega
Borrowed from Spanish vega (“meadow, fertile lowland”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic اَلنَّسْر اَلْوَاقِع
- اَلنَّسْر اَلْوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Chinese Cantonese 織女一 /织女一, 織女星 /织女星
- 織女一 /织女一 (zik¹ neoi⁵ jat¹)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
- 織女星 /织女星 (zik¹ neoi⁵ sing¹)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Chinese Mandarin 織女一 /织女一, 織女星 /织女星
- 織女一 /织女一 (zhīnǚ yī)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
- 織女星 /织女星 (zhīnǚ-xīng)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Dutch Wega, Vega
- Wegathe brightest star in the constellation Lyra
- Vegathe brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Esperanto Vego
- Vegothe brightest star in the constellation Lyra
French Véga
- Végathe brightest star in the constellation Lyra
German Wega
- Wegathe brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Greek Βέγα
- Βέγα (Véga)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Hindi अभिजित
- अभिजित (abhijit)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Japanese ベガ, ヴェガ
- ベガ (Bega)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
- ヴェガ (Vega)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
- 織女星the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Korean 베가, 직녀성
- 베가 (Bega)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
- 직녀성 (Jingnyeoseong)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Māori Whānui
- Whānuithe brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Persian ونند, کرکس نشسته
- ونند (vanand)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
- کرکس نشسته (karkas-e nešaste)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Polish Wega
- Wegathe brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Russian Ве́га
- Ве́га (Véga)the brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Scottish Gaelic Sgleòdhag
- Sgleòdhagthe brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Spanish Vega
- Vegathe brightest star in the constellation Lyra
Swedish Vega
- Vegathe brightest star in the constellation Lyra
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Cite this entry
vega. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vega
“vega.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vega. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vega,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vega.
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