English-Thai Dictionary

Hercules

N กลุ่ม ดาว เฮ อร์คิลิส  klum-dao-hor-ki-lid

 

Hercules

N วีรบุรุษ ใน นิยาย กรีก ที่ มี กำลัง มหาศาล  ชื่อ กลุ่ม ดาว  wi-ra-bu-rud-nai-ni-yai-krik-ti-me-kam-lang-ma-ha-san

 

hercules

N วี รบุรษ ใน นิยาย กรีก 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

HERCULES

n.A constellation in the northern hemisphere, containing 113 stars.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

HERCULES

HERCULES Her "cu *les, n.

 

1. (Gr. Myth. )

 

Defn: A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or "labors."

 

2. (Astron.)

 

Defn: A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra. Hercules' beetle (Zoöl.), any species of Dynastes, an American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. D. hercules of South America, which grows to a length of six inches. -- Hercules' club. (Bot. ) (a ) An ornamental tree of the West Indies (Zanthoxylum Clava-Herculis ), of the same genus with the prickly ash. (b ) A variety of the common gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris ). Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length. (c ) The Angelica tree. See under Angelica. -- Hercules powder, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; -- used for blasting.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Hercules

Her cu les |ˈhərkyəˌlēz ˈhərkjəliz | 1 Greek & Roman Mythology a hero of superhuman strength and courage who performed twelve immense tasks or “labors ” imposed on him and who after death was ranked among the gods. Greek name Heracles. • (as noun a Hercules ) a man of exceptional strength or size. 2 Astronomy a large northern constellation, said to represent the kneeling figure of Hercules. It contains the brightest globular cluster in the northern hemisphere, but no bright stars. • (as genitive Herculis |ˈhərkyəlis |) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Delta Herculis. ORIGIN Latin, from Greek Hēraklēs.

 

Hercules beetle

Her cu les bee tle ▶noun a large tropical American rhinoceros beetle, the male of which has two long curved horns extending from the head and one from the thorax. [Genus Dynastes, family Scarabaeidae: several species, including the eastern Hercules beetle (D. tityus ) of the southeastern US. ]

 

Hercules-club

Her cu les-club ▶noun either of two tall prickly shrubs or small trees of the US. [● the southern prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, family Rutaceae ), a tree of the rue family with knobby, corky protrusions on its trunk. ● the devil's walking stick (Aralia spinosa, family Araliaceae ), a tree of the ginseng family, with large leaves and black berries. Also called angelica tree . ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

Hercules

Hercules |ˈhəːkjʊliːz | 1 Greek & Roman Mythology a hero of superhuman strength and courage who performed twelve immense tasks or ‘labours ’ imposed on him and who after death was ranked among the gods. • (as noun a Hercules ) a man of exceptional strength or size. 2 Astronomy a large northern constellation, said to represent the kneeling figure of Hercules. It contains the brightest globular cluster in the northern hemisphere, but no bright stars. ORIGIN Latin, from Greek Hēraklēs.

 

Hercules beetle

Her |cu ¦les bee ¦tle ▶noun a very large tropical American rhinoceros beetle, the male of which has two long curved horns extending from the head and one from the thorax. ●Dynastes hercules, family Scarabaeidae.

 

Hercules' club

Hercules' club ▶noun either of two tall prickly shrubs or small trees of the US: ● the southern prickly ash (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, family Rutaceae ). ● another term for devil's walking stick .

 

Spanish Dictionary

hércules

hércules nombre masculino Hombre que tiene mucha fuerza .ETIMOLOGÍA De Hércules, semidiós mitológico caracterizado por su fuerza .El plural es hércules .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Hercules

Her cu les /hə́ː r kjəlìːz /名詞 1 〘ギ神 ロ神 〙ヘラクレス 〘Zeus [Jupiter ]の息子で怪力の英雄; ギリシャ語名Heracles 〙.2 C 〖時にh -〗怪力の大男 .3 〘天 〙ヘラクレス座 .the P ì llars of H é rcules 1 ヘラクレスの柱 〘Gibraltar海峡東端の両岸の岩; ヘラクレスが引き裂いてできたといわれる 〙.2 極限 .