REGULUS - Definition

Meaning of REGULUS

Pronunciation:		'regyulus
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a genus of birds of the family Sylviidae including kinglets [n] the brightest star in Leo

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	Synonyms:	genus Regulus

	See Also:	bird genus, family Sylviidae, kinglet, Leo, star, Sylviidae

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	Definition:	Regulus Part fable, part fairy tale, part philosophy of life, THE LITTLE PRINCE tells the story of a pilot who crashes his airplane in the Sahara Desert, where he meets the Little Prince, a visitor from another planet. The Little Prince tells the pilot he has been traveling to many distant asteroids to get advice on how to care for his rose, the only flower that grows on his tiny planet. The Little Prince`s journey is frustrating until he travels to Earth, where he learns about love, friendship, responsibility, and beauty. more details ...

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Reg"u*lus\ (-l?s), n.; pl. E. {Reguluses} (-?z), L. {Reguli} (-l?). [L., a petty king, prince, dim. of rex, regis, a king: cf. F. r['e]gule. See {Regal}.] 1. A petty king; a ruler of little power or consequence. 2. (Chem. & Metal.) The button, globule, or mass of metal, in a more or less impure state, which forms in the bottom of the crucible in smelting and reduction of ores. Note: The name was introduced by the alchemists, and applied by them in the first instance to antimony. It signifies little king; and from the facility with which antimony alloyed with gold, these empirical philosophers had great hopes that this metal, antimony, would lead them to the discovery of the philosopher's stone. --Ure. 3. (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Leo; -- called also the {Lion's Heart}.

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