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Vesta

[ ves-tuh ]

noun

  1. Classical Mythology. the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
  2. Astronomy. the second largest and by far the brightest asteroid in our solar system, discovered in 1807 and located in the asteroid belt. Ceres ( def 2 ), Hygieia ( def 2 ), Pallas ( def 2 ).
  3. (lowercase) British. a short friction match with a wood or wax shank.
  4. a female given name.


vesta

1

/ ˈ±¹É›²õ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. a short friction match, usually of wood
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Vesta

2

/ ˈ±¹É›²õ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. the Roman goddess of the hearth and its fire. In her temple a perpetual flame was tended by the vestal virgins Greek counterpartHestia
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Vesta

3

/ ˈ±¹É›²õ³ÙÉ™ /

noun

  1. the brightest of the four largest asteroids. Diameter: about 530 km (240 miles)
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Vesta

/ ±¹Ä•²õ′³ÙÉ™ /

  1. The brightest of all the asteroids and the fourth to be discovered, in 1807. It is the third largest, with a diameter of about 530 km (329 mi), and the only asteroid that can be seen without a telescope. Evidence of lava flows on its surface suggests that it once had a molten interior.
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Vesta

  1. The Roman and Greek goddess of the hearth and home. Roman and Greek cities were supposed to have a public hearth dedicated to Vesta, at which the fire was kept constantly burning.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Vesta1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin; possibly akin to Greek ±á±ð²õ³Ùí²¹; possibly derivative of Latin Å«°ù±ð°ù±ð “to burnâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of Vesta1

C19: named after the goddess; see Vesta 1

Origin of Vesta2

C19: named after the goddess; see Vesta 1
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One, Project Vesta, in 2022 spread an alkaline mineral called olivine on a Long Island beach to test whether that would result in more alkaline waters as waves wash the material out to sea.

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