Get to know Delphinus better with 7 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like constellation.
Delphinus in a sentence
Delphinus meaning
A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.
Synonyms of Delphinus
Using Delphinus
- The main meaning on this page is: A small summer constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dolphin. It lies between the constellations Cygnus and Aquila.
- Useful related words include: constellation, genus delphinus, mammal genus.
Context around Delphinus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Delphinus
- In this selection, "delphinus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, homo, company, certain, 2000, accidentally and brightest stand out and add context to how "delphinus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a certain delphinus and as homo delphinus the dolphin. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "delphinus" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with delphinus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Delphinus' brightest stars form a distinctive asterism that can easily be recognized. (12 words)
Her suitor then sent out several searchers, among them a certain Delphinus. (12 words)
Delphinus accidentally stumbled upon her and was able to persuade Amphitrite to accept Poseidon's wooing. (16 words)
Throughout his book L'Homo Delphinus (2000 published in English as Homo Delphinus: The Dolphin within Man by Idelson Gnocchi Publishers Ltd.) Mayol expounds his theories about man’s relationship with the sea: Does man really have an aquatic origin? (40 words)
The Israeli company Delek and America’s Noble Energy, ownerד of the Leviathan and Tamar fields, have signed a contract with the Egyptian company Delphinus, as well as the Cypriot Aphrodite offshore gas field. (34 words)
It is bordered by Vulpecula to the north, Hercules to the west, Aquila to the south, and Delphinus to the east. (21 words)
Throughout his book L'Homo Delphinus (2000 published in English as Homo Delphinus: The Dolphin within Man by Idelson Gnocchi Publishers Ltd.) Mayol expounds his theories about man’s relationship with the sea: Does man really have an aquatic origin? (40 words)
Example sentences (7)
Throughout his book L'Homo Delphinus (2000 published in English as Homo Delphinus: The Dolphin within Man by Idelson Gnocchi Publishers Ltd.) Mayol expounds his theories about man’s relationship with the sea: Does man really have an aquatic origin?
The Israeli company Delek and America’s Noble Energy, ownerד of the Leviathan and Tamar fields, have signed a contract with the Egyptian company Delphinus, as well as the Cypriot Aphrodite offshore gas field.
Delphinus accidentally stumbled upon her and was able to persuade Amphitrite to accept Poseidon's wooing.
Delphinus' brightest stars form a distinctive asterism that can easily be recognized.
Her suitor then sent out several searchers, among them a certain Delphinus.
It is bordered by Vulpecula to the north, Hercules to the west, Aquila to the south, and Delphinus to the east.
Stars Delphinus does not have any bright stars; its brightest star is of magnitude 3.8.