Orion's Belt

See also: Orion's belt

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Proper noun

Orion's Belt

1. (astronomy) A bright asterism located near the celestial equator, consisting of three bright stars lined up and visibly close together.
   • 1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: II. The Mediterranean traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 2, page 81, column 2:

     [T]he hunter duly shot him with an arrow, which was embedded in his body as the stars of ‘Orion’s belt’.

Synonyms

• (Australia) Saucepan
• the Three Kings, or, the Magi

Translations

bright asterism

• Altai:

  Southern Altai: Ӱч Мыйгак (Üč Mïygak)

• Arabic: نِطَاق الجَبَّار (niṭāq al-jabbār)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 獵戶腰帶 / 猎户腰带 (Lièhù Yāodài)

• Finnish: Orionin vyö
• French: Ceinture d'Orion, Baudrier d'Orion
• Galician: Tres Marías f pl
• German: das Gürtel des Orion, Jakobsstab (de), Jakobsleiter (de)
• Hindi: मृगत्रयी f (mŕgatrayī)
• Indonesian: Bintang Belantik
• Inuktitut: Ullaktut
• Irish: Crios Oiríon m, Slat an Bhodaigh f, An Bhanlámh f, An Fhearsaid f, Slat an Cheannaí f, Slat an Rí f
• Kankanaey: Binabbais
• Latin: Iugulae f pl
• Malay: Tiga Beradik
• Māori: Tautoru
• Mongondow: Kotoluan
• Norman: Les Trais Rouais m pl (Jersey)
• Okinawan: 三ち星 (michibushi)
• Persian: کمربند شکارچی (kamarband šekârči)
• Polish: Pas Oriona m
• Portuguese: as Três Marias (pt) (Brazil)
• Russian: По́яс Орио́на m (Pójas Orióna)
• Scottish Gaelic: Am Meadhan, an Gille, an Sgalag, 's an Cù, Crios an t-Sealgair
• Spanish: las Tres Marias (South America)
• Tagalog: Balatik
• Welsh: Cogail y Forwyn m or f

See also

• Alnilam
• Alnitak
• Mintaka
• Orion

Anagrams

• Bertolinos