Rigel \Ri"gel\, n. [Ar. rijl, properly, foot.] (Astron.) A fixed star of the first magnitude in the left foot of the constellation Orion. [Written also {Regel}.]
Rigel n : the brightest star in Orion [syn: {Beta Orionis}]
Rigel A {database} language? Based on {Pascal}. Listed by M.P. Atkinson & J.W. Schmidt in a tutorial presented in Zurich, 1989. (1994-10-28)