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Vesta
[ ves-tuh ]
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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.
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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 ).
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(lowercase) British. a short friction match with a wood or wax shank.
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a female given name.
vesta
1/ ˈvɛstə /
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a short friction match, usually of wood
Vesta
2/ ˈvɛstə /
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the brightest of the four largest asteroids. Diameter: about 530 km (240 miles)
Vesta
3/ ˈvɛstə /
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the Roman goddess of the hearth and its fire. In her temple a perpetual flame was tended by the vestal virgins Greek counterpartHestia
Vesta
/ vĕs′tə /
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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
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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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Example Sentences
On the planet Vesta, there are plenty of crystals to treasure.
Vesta was, of course, worshipped at the hearth by the women, who most often used it in the preparation of the domestic meals.
In Rome the temple of Vesta is the king's hearth, situated, as one would expect, in close proximity to the regia.
The two men there could see the dark outline of his anxious face as he lighted a vesta to aid him in seeing what was going on.
Hestia (Roman Vesta) presided over the private hearths and homesteads of the Greeks, and imparted to them a sacred character.
And looking back on that wreck of a room, I reflected how congenial Jaffery must have found his surroundings on board the Vesta.
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