Procyon

noun

Pro·​cy·​on ˈprō-sē-ˌän How to pronounce Procyon (audio)
ˈprä-,
-ən How to pronounce Procyon (audio)
: the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor

Examples of Procyon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In addition to that, Intel has made comparisons to Qualcomm’s platform using the same OEM and the same chassis (likely a Dell platform), claiming better battery life in UL Procyon and Microsoft Teams benchmarks. Anshel Sag, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 Canis Minor has only two notable stars bright enough to be seen with the naked eye; alongside Procyon is Gomeisa, which shines at the dog’s neck. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Sep. 2024 In the Procyon Office Productivity test, the Intel system lasted longer, though the Qualcomm system lasted longer on a Microsoft Teams call. Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 3 Sep. 2024 For example, a test with the UL Procyon Office Productivity benchmark showed a laptop from an unspecified manufacturer with a Lunar Lake Core Ultra 7 268V processor lasting 20.1 hours, versus 18.4 hours for the same chassis but with a Qualcomm X1E-80-100 processor. Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 3 Sep. 2024 Microsoft claims that the NPU inside the Snapdragon X Elite is nearly two times faster at AI acceleration tasks than Apple’s M3 Neural Engine on the cross-platform Procyon AI Computer Vision benchmark. Tom Warren, The Verge, 30 May 2024 Then sweep clockwise to Procyon, the Gemini twins Pollux and Castor, Capella, Aldebaran and down to Rigel, Orion’s bright, blue-white foot. Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Prokyōn, literally, fore-dog; from its rising before Sirius

First Known Use

1658, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Procyon was in 1658

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“Procyon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Procyon. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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