Algol

See also: algol and ALGOL

English

Etymology 1

From Arabic الْغُول (al-ḡūl, “the ghoul”).

Proper noun

Algol

1. (astronomy) An eclipsing binary star in the constellation of Perseus; Beta (β) Persei. It represents the eye of Medusa, whose head is being held by Perseus.

Translations

star

• Arabic: رَأْس الْغُول (raʔs al-ḡūl)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 大陵五 (daai⁶ ling⁴ ng⁵)

  Mandarin: 大陵五 (Dàlíngwǔ)

• Persian: راس‌الغول (ra's-ol-ghul)
• Portuguese: Algol f

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Algol

1. (computer languages) Alternative letter-case form of ALGOL
   • 1972, Thomas M. Disch, 334

     He was the defiant homesteader, the crusty senior member of a research team who understood Algol and Fortran but couldn't read the secrets of his own heart.

   • 2004, Edward G. Nilges, Build Your Own .NET Language and Compiler, Apress, →ISBN, page 2:

     Algol, on the other hand, introduced the notion of block structure, in which the programmer could group lists of statements, effectively creating one instruction out of a list of instructions.

Anagrams

• Gallo, Gallo-, Golla

Italian

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْغُول (al-ḡūl, “the ghoul”).

Proper noun

Algol f

1. Algol, a binary star in the constellation of Perseus

Anagrams

• gallo, gallo-, gallò

Portuguese

Proper noun

Algol f

1. (astronomy) Algol (binary star in the constellation of Perseus)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْغُول (al-ḡūl, “the ghoul”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈɡol/ [alˈɣ̞ol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: Al‧gol

Proper noun

Algol f

1. (astronomy) Algol (binary star in the constellation of Perseus)