Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun alpha_centauri

1 sense of alpha centauri

Sense 1
Alpha Centauri, Rigil Kent, Rigil -- (brightest star in Centaurus; second nearest star to the sun)
       INSTANCE OF=> binary star, binary, double star -- (a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation)