scheat
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A semiregular variable red giant, visible as a second-magnitude orange-red star in the northern constellation of Pegasus, one of four stars in the asterism of the Great Square of Pegasus.
Example Sentences
- "[This is the Scheat of Tycho, the Palermo Catalogue, and modern lists generally, either from Al Sā'id the Upper Part of the Arm, or, as Hyde suggested, from the early Sa'd appearing in the subsequent three pairs of stars. Bayer had Seat Alpheras; Chilmead, Seat Alfaras; Riccioli, Scheat Alpheraz; and Schickard, Saidol-pharazi.]"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: سَاعِد, س ع د