How do you use Betelgeuse in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like supergiant, plus the exact meaning.
Betelgeuse in a sentence
Betelgeuse meaning
A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known.
Synonyms of Betelgeuse
Using Betelgeuse
- The main meaning on this page is: A bright-red supergiant intrinsic variable star, the second brightest star in the constellation Orion; Alpha (α) Orionis. It is the tenth brightest star in the nighttime, and one of the largest stars known.
- Useful related words include: alpha orionis, supergiant.
- In the example corpus, betelgeuse often appears in combinations such as: of betelgeuse, betelgeuse is, betelgeuse has.
Context around Betelgeuse
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 10 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Betelgeuse
- In this selection, "betelgeuse" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, question, pronunciation, modern, taken, seen and volume stand out and add context to how "betelgeuse" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 70 of betelgeuse s entire and and pronunciation betelgeuse has been. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "betelgeuse" sits close to words such as abaco, abandons and abramovich, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with betelgeuse
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That’s right, Betelgeuse marks Orion’s armpit. (8 words)
It looks like ol' Betelgeuse's number has finally been called! (11 words)
This December 2019 image shows dust clouds (orange) emitted from Betelgeuse (black). (12 words)
In the early hours of January 8, 1979, the French oil tanker Betelgeuse was docked and unloading a large consignment of crude oil at the Whiddy Island oil terminal, in Bantry Bay, west Cork. (34 words)
New research suggests that this second theory is more likely, and that Betelgeuse’s unusual behavior is due to temperature variations in the lowest layer of the star’s atmosphere caused by star spots. (34 words)
Computations relating to Betelgeuse volume The analogy is based on the computation of certain ratios – specifically the diameter, radius and volume of the three celestial bodies in question, Betelgeuse, the Sun and Earth. (33 words)
It looks like ol' Betelgeuse's number has finally been called! (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
Observations of Betelgeuse taken in ultraviolet light by Hubble show heated plasma moving through the atmosphere of Betelgeuse, seen from September to November 2019.
Computations relating to Betelgeuse volume The analogy is based on the computation of certain ratios – specifically the diameter, radius and volume of the three celestial bodies in question, Betelgeuse, the Sun and Earth.
Ethnological attributes Spelling and pronunciation Betelgeuse has been known as Betelgeux, citation and in German Beteigeuze Likely the result of mistaking the l for an i. Ultimately, this led to the modern Betelgeuse.
Both stars are relatively young, with irregularly-shaped Betelgeuse about 10 million years old to Rigel’s seven-to-nine million, but neither are long for this galaxy.
Lydia, Adam, and Barbara send Betelgeuse back to the ethereal world, stopping his nefarious schemes.
Having realized this, Lydia calls forth Betelgeuse (aka Beetlejuice) and agrees to marry him if he helps her save her daughter before she gets on the Soul Train and is lost forever.
In the early hours of January 8, 1979, the French oil tanker Betelgeuse was docked and unloading a large consignment of crude oil at the Whiddy Island oil terminal, in Bantry Bay, west Cork.
It looks like ol' Betelgeuse's number has finally been called!
These are main sequence stars that are in the middle of their lives, not red giant stars like Betelgeuse, which are in the final stages of their lives.
A third possible explanation for the dimming is that Betelgeuse could be shedding some of its own material back into space, creating dust clouds that obscure our view of the star.
Betelgeuse is usually one of the brightest stars in the night sky, easily visible with the naked eye.
Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars we see, has been fading for months.
Foto: An artist’s illustration of a Betelgeuse explosion, with a size comparison to our solar system.
It’s unclear whether Betelgeuse is beginning its death rattle or just having a particularly big swing in its already variable brightness.
New research suggests that this second theory is more likely, and that Betelgeuse’s unusual behavior is due to temperature variations in the lowest layer of the star’s atmosphere caused by star spots.
That’s right, Betelgeuse marks Orion’s armpit.
These star spots cover between 50% and 70% of Betelgeuse’s entire surface.
They haunt the home with a devious poltergeist from the Netherworld named Betelgeuse (also spelled Beetlejuice), who tries to scare away the house’s new owners.
This December 2019 image shows dust clouds (orange) emitted from Betelgeuse (black).
Those images showed huge, flame-like protuberances of dust arcing out from the limb of Betelgeuse.
Common combinations with betelgeuse
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of betelgeuse 12×
- betelgeuse is 6×
- betelgeuse has 5×
- that betelgeuse 5×
- betelgeuse was 3×
- to betelgeuse 2×
- like betelgeuse 2×
- as betelgeuse 2×
- betelgeuse are 2×
- betelgeuse have 2×