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Meaning of LEO

Pronunciation:  'leeow

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
  2. [n]  a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo
  3. [n]  (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
 
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 Synonyms: Leo the Lion, Lion, Lion
 
 See Also: constellation, Denebola, house, human, individual, mansion, mortal, person, planetary house, Regulus, sign, sign of the zodiac, somebody, someone, soul, star sign, zodiac

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Le"o\ (l[=e]"[=o]), n. [L. See {Lion}.] (Astron.)
1. The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus
   [[Leo]] in almanacs.
2. A northern constellation east of Cancer, containing the
   bright star Regulus at the end of the handle of the
   Sickle.
{Leo Minor}, a small constellation between Leo and the Great
   Bear.
 
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Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. Low Earth Orbit

  2. A general-purpose systems language, syntactically like Pascal and Y, semantically like C.

    ["The Leo Programming Language", G. Townsend, CS TR 84-7, U Arizona 1984].

 
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