spica

Speech parts

1. spica - Noun

2. Spica - Proper noun

Meaning

A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley.

A star of the first magnitude situated in the constellation Virgo.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

alpha virginis atlas antares aldebaran arcturus canopus maia castor capella spike noise cluster ear loud noisy
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Antonyms

quiet

Phrases with the word

hip spica cast

Derivatives

spicae

Anagrams

aspic CISPA ISPCA picas

Examples

Roy, this is my wife, Georgina Spica -- she has a heart of gold and a body to match... and I am Albert Spica and I have a heart of gold and a great deal of money to match. Peter Greenaway

According to Ptolemy, Hipparchus measured the longitude of Spica and Regulus and other bright stars. Source: Internet

A temple to Menat (an early Hathor ) at Thebes was oriented with reference to Spica when it was built in 3200 BC, and, over time, precession slowly but noticeably changed Spica's location relative to the temple. Source: Internet

Characteristics Spica is a close binary star whose components orbit about each other every four days. Source: Internet

Jenson sweetly posted that he was introducing 'Spica boy, the newest superhero!', referencing the fact his son was wearing a spica cast. Source: Internet

Last occultation of Spica by Venus was on November 10, 1783. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

spiall spic spic-and-span spicae spical Spicanese