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Lacaille in a sentence

Lacaille meaning

  1. A surname from French.
  2. The star catalogue compiled by Abbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille

Using Lacaille

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname from French. | The star catalogue compiled by Abbé Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille
  • In the example corpus, lacaille often appears in combinations such as: de lacaille, by lacaille, lacaille considered.

Context around Lacaille

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 6 start, 3 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

dropped 1×

Often after:

considered 2× labelled 1× assigned 1× latinised 1× replaced 1× charted 1×

Sentence patterns with Lacaille

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

catalogued by lacaille but not 1× designation by lacaille who had 1× gould dropped lacaille s sigma 1× lacaille assigned bayer 1× lacaille considered it 1× lacaille considered them 1× lacaille latinised the 1× lacaille replaced bayer 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in 1879 american 2× conversely gould dropped 1× french explorer and 1× it was named 1× lacaille assigned bayer 1× lacaille considered it 1×

Common sentence endings:

cluster 47 tucanae 1× figure of argo 1× given bayer designations 1× gould thought otherwise 1× his 1763 chart 1× iota in 1756 1×

Words around Lacaille

Just before it in the word index:

lacaden 2 laca 2 lac 204 labyrinths 27 labyrinthitis 4 labyrinthine 28

Just after it in the word index:

lacalle 10 lacamas 8 lacamoire 2 lacan 73 lacanau 2 lacandon 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Lacaille

  • In this selection, "lacaille" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, dropped, considered, labelled and assigned stand out and add context to how "lacaille" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include catalogued by lacaille but not and designation by lacaille who had. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "lacaille" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with lacaille

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Lacaille considered them too faint, while Gould thought otherwise. (9 words)

Lacaille Latinised the name to Antlia pneumatica on his 1763 chart. (11 words)

It was named by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Lacaille replaced Bayer's designations with new ones that followed the stars' magnitudes more closely; but like Bayer, he used a single Greek-letter sequence for the three parts: Carina has α, β and ε, Vela has γ and δ, Puppis has ζ, and so on. (46 words)

In 1879, American astronomer Benjamin Gould designated a star Xi Tucanae—this had not been given a designation by Lacaille who had recognized it as nebulous, and it is now known as the globular cluster 47 Tucanae. (37 words)

Lacaille assigned Bayer designations to Pyxis separate from those of Carina, Puppis and Vela, and his illustration shows an isolated instrument not related to the figure of Argo. (28 words)

Example sentences (11)

Conversely, Gould dropped Lacaille's Sigma as he thought it was too dim. citation Grus has several bright stars.

French explorer and astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille labelled them Alpha to Phi in 1756 with some omissions.

In 1879, American astronomer Benjamin Gould added Kappa, Nu, Omicron and Xi, which had all been catalogued by Lacaille but not given Bayer designations.

In 1879, American astronomer Benjamin Gould designated a star Xi Tucanae—this had not been given a designation by Lacaille who had recognized it as nebulous, and it is now known as the globular cluster 47 Tucanae.

It was named by French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1756.

Lacaille assigned Bayer designations to Pyxis separate from those of Carina, Puppis and Vela, and his illustration shows an isolated instrument not related to the figure of Argo.

Lacaille considered it a separate constellation, representing one of the modern scientific instruments he placed among the constellations (like Microscopium and Telescopium ).

Lacaille considered them too faint, while Gould thought otherwise.

Lacaille Latinised the name to Antlia pneumatica on his 1763 chart.

Lacaille replaced Bayer's designations with new ones that followed the stars' magnitudes more closely; but like Bayer, he used a single Greek-letter sequence for the three parts: Carina has α, β and ε, Vela has γ and δ, Puppis has ζ, and so on.

Stars seeAlso French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille charted and designated ten stars with the Bayer designations Alpha through to Iota in 1756.

Common combinations with lacaille

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "lacaille" in a sentence?
An example: "Conversely, Gould dropped Lacaille's Sigma as he thought it was too dim. citation Grus has several bright stars." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "lacaille" from authentic English texts.
What does "lacaille" mean?
Lacaille means: A surname from French.
How many example sentences with "lacaille" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "lacaille", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.