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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'Vela' Resulted in 2 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 2 Definitions Vela proper noun  (constellation) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis. Translations:  French: Voiles m pl German: Segel des Schiffs (trans-mid) Spanish: Vela (trans-bottom) Etymology: Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From velaLatin, vÄla (pl. of velumLatin, vÄlum), the "sails of a ship"       vela noun  (plural of, velum)        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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