Orion's Belt

Orion's Belt

See also: Orion's belt

English

Proper noun

Orion's Belt

1. (astronomy) A bright asterism located near the celestial equator; it consists of three bright stars lined up and visibly close together. It is part of the constellation Orion and includes the stars Alnitak (ζ Ori), Alnilam (ε Ori), and Mintaka (δ Ori).

Synonyms

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

Translations

bright asterism

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) Irish: Crios Oiríon m, Slat an Bhodaigh f, An Bhanlámh f, An Fhearsaid f, Slat an Cheannaí f, Slat an Rí f Latin: Iugula f Maori: Tautoru Mongondow: Kotoluan Norman: Les Trais Rouais m pl (Jersey) Persian: کمربند شکارچی‎ (kamarband sekarci) Polish: Pas Oriona m Portuguese: (Brazil) as Três Marias (pt) Russian: По́яс Орио́на m (Pójas Orióna) Southern Altai: Ӱч Мыйгак (Üč Mïygak) Spanish: (South America) las Tres Marias Tagalog: Balatik Welsh: Cogail y Forwyn m or f

See also

• Alnitak
• Alnilam
• Mintaka
• Orion

Anagrams

• Bertolinos