Vela

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Derived terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 See also 1.4 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From Latin vēla (pl. of vēlum), the "sails of a ship"

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Vela

Plural -

Vela

1. (astronomy) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.

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• Velorum

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• Argo
• Argo Navis
• Carina
• Puppis
• Pyxis

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aelv
• avel
• eval
• lave
• leva
• vale
• veal