Vega2
(ˈviːgə)
[a. Sp. or med.L. Vega, ad. Arab. wāqiﻋ falling, in (al nasr) al wāqiﻋ ‘the falling (vulture)’, the constellation Lyra. So F. Wéga.]
The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; α Lyræ.
| 1638 Chilmead tr. Hues' Treat. Globes (1889) 53 The bright Starre in this Constellation, being the first in number, Alfonsus calleth Vega. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIV. 225/2 Its brightest star, α Lyræ, also called Vega, is a conspicuous object. 1889 C. R. Markham tr. Hues' Treat. Globes 221 Vega contains hydrogen, iron, sodium, and magnesium. |