vega
/ˈveɪɡə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.42 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The brightest star in the constellation Lyra; Alpha (α) Lyrae. It forms one corner of the Summer Triangle.
noun
An automobile that was manufactured by Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Corporation from 1970 to 1977.
noun
An open tract of ground; a plain, especially one which is moist and fertile, such as those used for growing tobacco.
noun
A measurement of the sensitivity of the value of an option to changes in the implied volatility of the price of the underlying asset.
Countable; Uncountable
Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Arabic وَاقِع (wāqiʕ, “falling”), from the expression النَّسْر الوَاقِع (an-nasr al-wāqiʕ, “falling eagle”). The active participle وَاقِع (wāqiʕ) derives from the verb وَقَعَ (waqaʕa, “fall, drop, tumble, alight, pounce”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, وَاقِع, و ق ع, vega
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈveɪɡə/
- British English: /ˈviːɡə/