vesta
IPA: vˈɛstʌ
Root Word: Vesta
noun
- (Roman mythology) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.
- A female given name from Latin in occasional use.
- (astronomy) The fourth asteroid discovered, and second largest, (4) Vesta.
- A short match, made of wood or wax.
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Examples of "vesta" in Sentences
- Sacred fire of Vesta an instance of this.
- This happens to be roughly the size of Vesta.
- The most recognizable of these would be Vesta.
- The preferred target for this mission was Vesta.
- The result of all that is the Vesta wind turbine.
- It is said to be a copy of the Temple of Vesta in Rome.
- He also calculated perturbations in the orbit of 4 Vesta.
- At no time will it be a satellite of both Vesta and Ceres.
- It was kept there in the temple of Vesta in the Roman Forum.
- They are peripheral to an article on the Sacred fire of Vesta.
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