Betelgeuse

Be tel geuse |ˈbētlˌjo͞os, ˈbetl-, -ˌjo͞oz ˈbidlʤus |(also Betelgeux ) Astronomy the tenth brightest star in the sky, in the constellation Orion. It is a red supergiant, and variations in its brightness are associated with pulsations in its outer envelope. ORIGIN French, alteration of Arabic yad al-jauzā ‘hand of the giant ’ (the giant being Orion ).

Betelgeuse

Betelgeuse |ˈbiːt (ə )lˌdʒəːz |(also Betelgeux ) Astronomy the tenth-brightest star in the sky, in the constellation Orion. It is a red supergiant, and variations in its brightness are associated with pulsations in its outer envelope. ORIGIN French, alteration of Arabic yad al-jauzā ‘hand of the giant ’ (the giant being Orion ).