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A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga.

The curate of a chapel; a chaplain. [Obs.] Fuller.

mpositions sung in the old church style, without instrumental accompaniment; as, a mass a capella, i. e., a mass purely vocal.

the northern hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains the bright star Capella.

tic passing through the heavenly body whose longitude is designated; as, the longitude of Capella is 79º. Geocentric longitude (Astron.), the longitude of a heavenly body as seen from the earth. -- Heliocentric longitude, the longitude of a heavenly body, as seen from the sun's center. -- Longitude stars, certain sta…