Used in a Sentence

sagittarius

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for sagittarius.

Editorial note

We can say that Mars is more similar to Earth than Jupiter even though Sagittarius A* exists.

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Parts of speech1

Quick take

(astrology) Someone with a Sagittarius star sign.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of sagittarius gathered in one view.

noun

(astrology) Someone with a Sagittarius star sign.

noun

(astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer. It contains the stars Kaus Australis and Nunki.

noun

(astrology) The zodiac sign for the archer, ruled by Jupiter and covering November 23 - December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 - January 14 (sidereal astrology).

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for sagittarius.

noun

(astrology) Someone with a Sagittarius star sign.

noun

(astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a centaur who is an archer. It contains the stars Kaus Australis and Nunki.

noun

(astrology) The zodiac sign for the archer, ruled by Jupiter and covering November 23 - December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 - January 14 (sidereal astrology).

Example sentences

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We can say that Mars is more similar to Earth than Jupiter even though Sagittarius A* exists.

2

The Big Crunch has nothing to do with Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy.

3

Explain the history of earth seen from a probe hovering one inch above the event horizon of Sagittarius A*?

4

The star appears to have been cut off from the link, leaving an article about the corresponding radio source, Sagittarius A.

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As an example: hover just above the apparent horizon of Sagittarius A*.

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We may as well talk about mining Sagittarius A* for neutrons.

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But playing devil’s advocate, there are QM objects that look like black holes [1] as well as observations of a supermassive object at Sagittarius A*.

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If the rise and fall of nations rode on the spectral pattern of Sagittarius A*, you'd probably have a lot of nonsense work around that, too.

9

Sgr A is the black hole Sagittarius A* as far as I know.

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Then our galaxy came out of Sagittarius A*.

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He could have said Sagittarius of Sagittariuses.

12

To be brutal, I wonder if frankly we might as well be deducing that the first one is a Sagittarius and this week's horoscope doesn't bode well for them.

Quote examples

1

Is "Sgr A" the black hole, Sagittarius A*?

2

I'd love to hear the conversation "our microservices work so slow for last 14 days" - and the consultant gravely serious answering "it's because the moon is in Sagittarius"

Proper noun examples

1

About 9000 times the mass of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy (Sagittarius A*).

2

Sagittarius A*, the super massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, only has a mass of 4 million suns.

3

At Voyager 1's velocity, it would take ~456 million years to reach the heart of the Milky Way (Sagittarius A*), some ~26,000 light-years away.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use sagittarius in a sentence?

We can say that Mars is more similar to Earth than Jupiter even though Sagittarius A* exists.

What does sagittarius mean?

(astrology) Someone with a Sagittarius star sign.

What part of speech is sagittarius?

sagittarius is commonly used as noun.