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cyg|net — «SIHG niht», noun. 1. a young swan. 2. a highly energetic and penetrating form of radiation believed to come from the constellation Cygnus and certain other celestial sources: »These cygnets have become the ugly ducklings of underground astronomy … Useful english dictionary
cyg — cyg·ne·ous; cyg·net; cyg·nus; den·dro·cyg·na; … English syllables
net — abio·ge·net·ic; ace·to·phe·net·i·dide; ace·to·phe·net·i·din; ac·ro·pho·net·ic; ad·i·po·ge·net·ic; aero·mag·net·ic; age·net·ic; aki·net·ic; al·ka·net; al·lo·ge·net·ic; an·te·cab·i·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net; an·ti·fer·ro·mag·net·ic;… … English syllables
cygnet — cyg·net … English syllables
cygnet — cyg|net [ˈsıgnıt] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: cygne swan , from Latin cygnus] a young ↑swan … Dictionary of contemporary English
cygnet — cyg|net [ sıgnət ] noun count a young SWAN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cygnet — cyg•net [[t]ˈsɪg nɪt[/t]] n. orn a young swan • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME signet < L cygnus, var. of cycnus < Gk kýknos swan; see et … From formal English to slang
Cygnet — Cyg net (s[i^]g n[e^]t), n. [Dim. of F. cygne swan, L. cycnus. cygnus, fr. Gr. ky klos: but F. cygne seems to be an etymological spelling of OF. cisne, fr. LL. cecinus, cicinus, perh. ultimately also fr. Gr. ky klos.] (Zo[ o]l.) A young swan.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cygnus X-1 — For other uses, see Cygnus X 1 (disambiguation). HDE 226868 HDE 226868 (not shown) is located next to the star η (lower center) in this map of constellation Cygnus … Wikipedia
61 Cygni — Not be confused with 16 Cygni, a more distant system containing two G type stars harboring the gas giant planet 16 Cygni Bb. Starbox begin name=61 CygniStarbox image caption=Expanded view of the star field around 61 Cygni. This system is located… … Wikipedia
