Definition of Centaur. Meaning of Centaur. Synonyms of Centaur

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Definition of Centaur

Centaur
Centaur Cen"taur, n. [L. centaurus, Gr. ?.] 1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous being, represented as half man and half horse. 2. (Astron.) A constellation in the southern heavens between Hydra and the Southern Cross.

Meaning of Centaur from wikipedia

- A centaur (/ˈsɛntɔːr, ˈsɛntɑːr/ SEN-tor, SEN-tar; Ancient Gr****: κένταυρος, romanized: kéntauros; Latin: centaurus), occasionally hippocentaur, also called...
- Centaur or centaur in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A centaur is creature from Gr**** mythology that is half human, half horse. Centaur, Centaurs or...
- In planetary astronomy, a centaur is a small Solar System body that orbits the Sun between Jupiter and Neptune and crosses the orbits of one or more of...
- Centaur Technology was an x86 CPU design company started in 1995 and subsequently a wholly owned subsidiary of VIA Technologies. In 2015, the do****entary...
- development led to the creation of the competing Centaur tank (officially the Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Centaur (A27L)). This was closely related to the Cromwell...
- Vulcan Centaur is a heavy-lift launch vehicle developed and operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA). It is a two-stage-to-orbit launch vehicle consisting...
- Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Centaur, after the half-human, half-horse centaur of Gr**** mythology: HMS Centaur (1746) was a 24-gun sixth rate launched...
- (10 ft) diameter Common Centaur/Centaur III flies as the upper stage of the Atlas V launch vehicle, and the 5.4 m (18 ft) diameter Centaur V has been developed...
- Centaur may refer to one of the following ships: AHS Centaur, an Australian hospital ship sunk in 1943 HMS Centaur, eight ships of the British Royal Navy...
- The Atlas-Centaur was a United States expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. The vehicle featured a Centaur upper stage, the...