Centaur in English dictionary

  • Centaur

    Meanings and definitions of "Centaur"

    • (Greek mythology) One of a race of monsters having a head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
    • A skillful horseman or horsewoman.
    • (rocketry) A U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with an Atlas or Titan booster to launch satellites and probes.
    • (astronomy) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune
    • noun
      (Greek mythology)
      One of a race of monsters having a head, torso, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse. Often depicted as rowdy drunkards, with Chiron being a notable exception.
    • noun
      A skillful horseman or horsewoman.
    • noun
      (rocketry)
      A U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with an Atlas or Titan booster to launch satellites and probes.
    • noun
      (astronomy)
      An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune
    • Greek mythology
    • astronomy
    • noun
      a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross

    Synonyms of "Centaur" in English dictionary

    Another word for "Centaur" in the English thesaurus is Centaurus.

    • Centaurus

      a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near the Southern Cross

    Grammar and declension of Centaur

    • Centaur ( plural  Centaurs)
    • Centaur (plural Centaurs)
  • centaur

    Meanings and definitions of "Centaur"

    • (Greek mythology) A mythical beast having a horse's body with a human head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
    • (astronomy) An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune (also capitalized).
    • noun
      (Greek mythology)
      A mythical beast having a horse's body with a man's head and torso in place of the head and neck of the horse.
    • noun
      (astronomy)
      An icy planetoid that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune (also capitalised)
    • A mythical being that is half man and half horse.
    • mythical half horse, half man
    • astronomy
    • noun
      (classical mythology) a mythical being that is half man and half horse

    Synonyms of "Centaur" in English dictionary

    Centaurus, constellation, mythical monster are the top synonyms of "Centaur" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Centaur

    • centaur ( plural  centaurs)
    • centaur (plural centaurs)
  • CENTAUR

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