Vela
/ˈviːlə/1
- Astronomy a southern constellation (the Sails), lying partly in the Milky Way between Carina and Pyxis and originally part of Argo【天文】船帆星座。
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- as genitive Velorum /vɪˈlɔːrəm/ used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation与其前面的字母或数字连用以标记该星座中的星船帆星座的：
the star Gamma Velorum.
船帆座γ星。
词源
Latin, plural of velum 'sail'.